No 834 Squadron, FAA
NO 834 SQUADRON, FAA
History: First formed in 1941 at Royal Naval Air Station Palisadores (HMS Buzzard), Jamaica as a Torpedo-Bomber-Reconnaissance Sqadron for Escort Carriers. The Squadron joined HMs Battler in 1944. In 1994 the Number was allocated to the Royal New Zealand Navy.
English | Blue; in base barry wavy of four white and blue two gauntlets conjoined in bend winged gold the upper grasping a battleaxe blad uppermost and the lower grasping a trident head downward also gold. Motto: Una feriendo delemus |
Origin/meaning
The Latin Motto translates as "By striking together, we destroy". The Badge was approved on 25 April 1944.
Literature: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
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