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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
Captain Sir Francis Laforey (1767-1835) commanded the Spartiate at Trafalgar 1805. The Badge was approved on 11 November 1941.
Captain Sir Francis Laforey (1767-1835) commanded the Spartiate at Trafalgar 1805. The Badge was approved on 11 November 1941.


[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admirality Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
 
[[Literature]]:Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encylopaedia by T.P. Stopford.


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Latest revision as of 13:09, 2 October 2024

Coat of arms (crest) of HMS Laforey, Royal Navy
HMS LAFOREY, ROYAL NAVY

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Official blazon
English Per fess wavy white and blue; a lion's gamb gold grasping a torch inflamed proper.


Origin/meaning

Captain Sir Francis Laforey (1767-1835) commanded the Spartiate at Trafalgar 1805. The Badge was approved on 11 November 1941.


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

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