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The Badge was approved | From the Arms of William Thompson, Baron Kelvin (1824-1907). Inventor of the Sounding Machine and Mariner's Compass. He was also chief electrician for the underwater cables laid worldwide. The Badge was approved in 1939. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from | |||
[[Literature]]:Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encylopaedia by T.P. Stopford. | |||
{{uk}} | {{uk}} | ||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Navy heraldry]] | [[Category:Navy heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1939]] | [[Category:Granted 1939]] | ||
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Origin/meaning
From the Arms of William Thompson, Baron Kelvin (1824-1907). Inventor of the Sounding Machine and Mariner's Compass. He was also chief electrician for the underwater cables laid worldwide. The Badge was approved in 1939.
Literature:Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encylopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
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