HMS Bigbury Bay, Royal Navy
HMS BIGBURY BAY, ROYAL NAVY
English | Per fess red and black; a grid iron gold. |
Origin/meaning
On the South Devon Coast. The Local church is dedicated to St Lawrence who was martyred on a Grid Iron. Black and Red symbolises Death in Christian Heraldry. The Badge was approved in 1949.
Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admirality Badges Encylopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
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