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Women's Royal Naval Service uniform: pattern 1917-19
The Women's Royal Naval Service was founded in 1917 to take over some auxiliary services such as clerical work and net-mending.
This rating's dress is made of navy blue serge, with a small sailor collar and patch pockets. The buttons are made of black horn with the crown-and-anchor pattern used by all naval ratings. The pudding-basin hat is made of gaberdine and has a brim stiffened with circles of stiching and a cotton cap cover worn in summer. All ranks wore black stockings and shoes with their uniforms.
This rating's dress is made of navy blue serge, with a small sailor collar and patch pockets. The buttons are made of black horn with the crown-and-anchor pattern used by all naval ratings. The pudding-basin hat is made of gaberdine and has a brim stiffened with circles of stiching and a cotton cap cover worn in summer. All ranks wore black stockings and shoes with their uniforms.
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Object Details
| ID: | UNI1008 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Uniforms |
| Type: | Dress |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | Unknown |
| People: | Women's Royal Naval Service; Sweetman, D. Royden, E M |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 1340 x 450 x 240 mm |
| Parts: | Women's Royal Naval Service uniform: pattern 1917-19 |