Original British WWII Scarce Merchant Navy Recruitment Poster - 19¾ x 29½” Manufacture Type_Original Items and this example is marked

and this example is marked in the center with a blue 58th Shoulder board with an ordnance bomb

These are identical to the "Metropolitan issue"

but it undoubtedly goes with the set

Mare Island Naval Shipyard also took a commanding role in civil defense and emergency response on the West Coast

Original British WWII Scarce Merchant Navy Recruitment Poster - 19¾ x 29½” Manufacture Type_Original Items and this example is markedOriginal Item. Only One Available. Merchant seamen crewed the ships of the British Merchant Navy which kept the United Kingdom supplied with raw materials, arms, ammunition, fuel, food and all of the necessities of a nation at war throughout World War II literally enabling the country to defend itself. In doing this, they sustained a considerably greater casualty rate than almost every other branch of the armed services and suffered great hardship.