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|Barry wavy of fourteen white and blue; apomme charged with a demi-stag erect gold being savaged by two hounds white. | |Barry wavy of fourteen white and blue; apomme charged with a demi-stag erect gold being savaged by two hounds white. | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
In Greek Mythology, the death of Acteaon was a consquence of his | In Greek Mythology, the death of Acteaon was a consquence of his having chanced upon Artemis while bathing. He was promtly turned into a Stag as a punsihment and was savaged by his own Hounds. The Badge was approved on 12 October 1945. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from | [[Literature]]:Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encylopaedia 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:Granted 1945]] | [[Category:Granted 1945]] | ||