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| | |Green; a roundel barry wavy of eight white and blue thereon two brooms in saltire gold. | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
A former Island in Zeeland. Captured by Commandos in November 1944. A major mine clearance was then conducted by the Royal Navy prior to the opening of the port of Antwerp. Indicated by the Brooms. The Badge was approved in 1947. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com | [[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford. | ||
{{uk}} | {{uk}} | ||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Navy heraldry]] | [[Category:Navy heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Brooms]] | |||
[[Category:Granted 1947]] | |||