![]() Hence the title Warrant Officer, used for the RAN’s senior sailor rank above Chief Petty Officer since 1971, is completely unrelated to its original use for over 400 years from the early 16th century, for highly experienced and skilled yet patently subordinate non-sailor officers, many of whom who were often employed interchangeably between the King’s ships and civilian merchantmen.Įnglish surgeons first went to sea during the medieval period as part of a commander’s retinue. 8 Commissioned and warrant officers were both divided between ‘military’ and ‘civil’ branches (with health officers included with the latter) until 1957. ![]() Some warrant officers eventually achieved commissioned status (surgeons from 1843), 7 while the remainder were abolished in 1949. The ‘standing’ warrant officers-boatswains, gunners, carpenters, pursers and cooks-stayed with their ships even when they were not in service while masters, chaplains and surgeons were appointed for ships in service when required. Navy warrant officers themselves, also came in two forms. Part One described how Navy had two types of officer at the beginning of the 16th century: ‘gentlemen’ officers who received ‘commissions’ from the monarch to exercise command on his or her behalf, and ‘tarpaulin’ officers who received ‘warrants’ from the relevant Navy Board. Part One described the overall development of male and female RN, Australian colonial and RAN uniforms and ranks since the 11th century, 4 while this part focuses on RN and RAN medical, dental, medical administration and nursing officer uniforms. The purpose of this two-part article is to describe the development of Australian Navy health officer uniforms. ![]() Previous articles have described the history of Navy sailor uniforms or ‘rigs’ since 1509, 1 the development of male and female health sailor uniforms since 1879, 2 and the evolution of their rank and rate badges since 1827. ![]() More than a century after its establishment, many Royal Australian Navy (RAN) uniforms and ranks still reflect those used by the British Royal Navy (RN). ![]()
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