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| | |White; an eagle dispalyed red rising our of a ducal coronet gold.</br> | ||
Motto: Facie tenus. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
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. | |||
{{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 1919]] | |||