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|Green; a ship's gun of c 1600 on its truck gold.</br> | |Green; a ship's gun of c 1600 on its truck gold.</br> | ||
Motto: | Motto: Belli dura despicio. | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
A Elizabethean composite word war depite. The Motto translates as "I despise the hard knocks of war". The | A Elizabethean composite word war depite. The Motto translates as "I despise the hard knocks of war". The badge was approved in 1919. | ||
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HMS WARSPITE, ROYAL NAVY
| English | Green; a ship's gun of c 1600 on its truck gold. Motto: Belli dura despicio. |
Origin/meaning
A Elizabethean composite word war depite. The Motto translates as "I despise the hard knocks of war". The badge was approved in 1919.
Literature: Image from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
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