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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
From the Arms of Admiral Sir Frederick Wheeler (1656-1694) who fought at Beachy Head and Barfleur. Drowned in a Storm on the Sussex. The Badge was approved in 1919.
From the Arms of Admiral Sir Frederick Wheler (1656-1694) who fought at Beachy Head and Barfleur. Drowned in a Storm on the Sussex. The Badge was approved in 1919.


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