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|White; a boar's head red armed silver. | |White; a boar's head red armed silver. </br> | ||
Motto: Fatis fortior virtus | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
From the arms of Admrial Viscount Keith (1746-1823) who landed General Abercromby's Army of 16 000 in Egypt 1801. The Badge was approved in 1929. | From the arms of Admrial Viscount Keith (1746-1823) who landed General Abercromby's Army of 16 000 in Egypt 1801. The Motto translates as "Valour is stronger than fate". The Badge was approved in 1929. | ||