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|Gold; a demi-eagle displayed regardant black armed red.< | |Gold; a demi-eagle displayed regardant black armed red.<br> | ||
Motto: Grata quis si merita. | Motto: Grata quis si merita. | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Commemorates Vice Admiral Henry Vansittart (1777-1843) who bore no Arms. The Badge is thus based on the | Commemorates Vice Admiral Henry Vansittart (1777-1843) who bore no Arms. The Badge is thus based on the arms of the Rt.Hon. Nicholas Vansittart, Baron Bexley. His Motto is also shown, it translates as "Rest is pleasant when deserved". The Badge was approved in 1919. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges | |||
[[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 1919]] | [[Category:Granted 1919]] | ||
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| English | Gold; a demi-eagle displayed regardant black armed red. Motto: Grata quis si merita. |
Origin/meaning
Commemorates Vice Admiral Henry Vansittart (1777-1843) who bore no Arms. The Badge is thus based on the arms of the Rt.Hon. Nicholas Vansittart, Baron Bexley. His Motto is also shown, it translates as "Rest is pleasant when deserved". The Badge was approved in 1919.
Literature:Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encylopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
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