A nice cap but to my eyes the cap itself -not counting the badge- looks more 1930's or later, but its just what I think and I don't have any merchant marine caps in my collection to compare it against, though I do have 39 other peaked caps.
It looks very like the cap my father in law wore in the MM in the 1930s, but I suspect the material of the band, the green lining to the visor and the stitiching on the lioning may be clues. I don't have his in front of me to compare them. Sorry!
I doubt that the cap is of WW1 period, but more likely 1930's to WW2 period.
The Merchant Navy uniform and MN badge and button, as we know it was approved by the King in 1919.
The uptake across shipping companys was slow.
Shipping companys could still use there own badge and rank if desired.
Mercahnt Navy uniform was worn by Officers, Stewards and Cooks.
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