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|Part per pale black and blue; a Greek lyre gold.< | |Part per pale black and blue; a Greek lyre gold.<br> | ||
Motto:Vestigia nulla retorsum. | Motto:Vestigia nulla retorsum. | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
In Greek Mythology Orestes went to Hades to recover his Love Eurydice. But on the return journey He looked back, which he had promised not to do. Eurydice then returned to Hades. The Motto translates as "There is no retreat". The | In Greek Mythology Orestes went to Hades to recover his Love Eurydice. But on the return journey He looked back, which he had promised not to do. Eurydice then returned to Hades. The Motto translates as "There is no retreat". The Badge was approved in 1928. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from | [[Literature]]:Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encylopaedia by T.P. Stopford. | ||
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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 1928]] | [[Category:Granted 1928]] | ||
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In Greek Mythology Orestes went to Hades to recover his Love Eurydice. But on the return journey He looked back, which he had promised not to do. Eurydice then returned to Hades. The Motto translates as "There is no retreat". The Badge was approved in 1928.
Literature:Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encylopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
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