HMS Childers, Royal Navy

HMS CHILDERS, ROYAL NAVY

Official blazon

English

Blue; a winged horse shoe inverted gold.

Origin/meaning

A racehorse called Flying Childers lived from 1715-1741 and was never beaten. The Badge was approved on 10 August 1945.

Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Ecyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.

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