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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
From the arms of Admrial Viscount Keith (1746-1823) who landed General Abercromby's Army of 16 000 in Egypt 1801. The Badge was approved in 1929.
From the arms of Admiral Viscount Keith (1746-1823) who landed General Abercromby's Army of 16 000 in Egypt 1801. The Motto translates as "Valour is stronger than fate". The Badge was approved in 1929.
 
 
[[Literature]]:Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encylopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
 
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Latest revision as of 11:11, 2 October 2024

Coat of arms (crest) of HMS Keith, Royal Navy
HMS KEITH, ROYAL NAVY

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Official blazon
English White; a boar's head red armed silver.

Motto: Fatis fortior virtus


Origin/meaning

From the arms of Admiral Viscount Keith (1746-1823) who landed General Abercromby's Army of 16 000 in Egypt 1801. The Motto translates as "Valour is stronger than fate". The Badge was approved in 1929.


Literature:Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encylopaedia by T.P. Stopford.

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