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History: Name given to the Devonport Barracks in Plymouth since 1934. | History: Name given to the Devonport Barracks in Plymouth since 1934. | ||
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| Blue; on aplate a wyvern passant red armed and langued blue.< | | Blue; on aplate a wyvern passant red armed and langued blue.<br> | ||
Motto: Sic parvis magna | Motto: Sic parvis magna | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
From the | From the arms of Sir Francis Drake. The Latin Motto translates as "Thus great things arise from small". The Badge was approved in 1953. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence. Information from Admirality | [[Literature]]:Image from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence. Information from Admirality Badges Encylopaedia by T.P. Stopford. | ||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Navy heraldry]] | [[Category:Navy heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1953]] | [[Category:Granted 1953]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:58, 29 September 2024
History: Name given to the Devonport Barracks in Plymouth since 1934.
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| English | Blue; on aplate a wyvern passant red armed and langued blue. Motto: Sic parvis magna |
Origin/meaning
From the arms of Sir Francis Drake. The Latin Motto translates as "Thus great things arise from small". The Badge was approved in 1953.
Literature:Image from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence. Information from Admirality Badges Encylopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
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