Rank & Badges
A folded wall chart of thirty panels shows the badges and rank insignia of the Royal Navy, Army, Royal Air Force and auxiliary services, each labelled by rank. It is a reference chart with no argument or slogan; the nearest fit is transfer, as the displayed insignia carry the prestige of the services they mark.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1939
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- George Philip & Son Ltd., London (publisher); edited by Paymr. Lieut.-Commdr. E. C. Talbot-Booth, R.N.R.
- Region
- Western and Central Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- Corporation
- Regime
- Churchill Government
- Leader
- Winston Churchill
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Warn or inform
- Themes
- War and the military, Home front
- Event
- World War II
- Leader
- Winston Churchill
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 44, World War II Foreign Posters, retrieved October 3, 2026
- Rights
- UK Crown copyright or unstated rights holder, published 1939-1945; held by NARA, Unrestricted; hosted by owner decision
George Philip & Son Ltd.; edited by E. C. Talbot-Booth. National Archives and Records Administration, 44-PF-366.
Text on the object
RANK & BADGES Edited by Paymr. Lieut.-Commandr. E. C. TALBOT-BOOTH, R.N.R. [panel headings include:] ROYAL NAVY; ROYAL NAVY & RESERVES; MERCHANT NAVY; ARMY; H.M. COASTGUARD; WOMEN'S ROYAL NAVAL SERVICE; ROYAL AIR FORCE; AUXILIARY & MISCELLANEOUS; NATIONAL FIRE SERVICE; BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY; ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE; AUXILIARY TERRITORIAL SERVICE [imprint:] Copyright Design / George Philip & Son, Ltd. (panel captions and notes in small print not transcribed in full)
