HMS Chequers, Royal Navy
HMS CHEQUERS, ROYAL NAVY
English | Green; a roundel chequy gold and blue. |
Origin/meaning
From the Arms of de Chekers, who owned the House later given to the Prime minister of Britain by its then owner Arthur Lee (Lord Lee of Fareham) in 1917. The Badge was approved in 1944.
Literature: Image from picclick.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Ecyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
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