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| | |White; three chevronnels interlaced red surmounted by an archer's bow palewise proper. | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
From the Arms of the Richard de calre 2nd Earl of Pembroke who died 1176. He was nicknamed "Strongbow". The Badge was approved in 1944. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from Pinterest. | [[Literature]]: Image from Pinterest. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford. | ||
{{uk}} | {{uk}} | ||
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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 1944]] | |||