Originally khaki sailor caps were worn with the name of the battalion embroided on the tally bands. In May 1916 service dress caps were issued together with a metal badge. Collingwood and Benbow had been disbanded by then and so had no metal cap badge. They did however have metal shoulder titles which were sometimes used as a cap badge as well.
1st and 2nd Naval Brigades were as follows:Drake, Hawke, Benbow, Collingwood,Nelson Howe,Hood and Anson. There was also a Machine Gun Battalion and Divisional Engineers.