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'''Country''':United Kingdom[[File:United Kingdom.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
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|Per pale blue and red; a dragon's head erased white langued red enfiled with a mural crown also white. | |Per pale blue and red; a dragon's head erased white langued red enfiled with a mural crown also white. | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
From the Crest | From the Crest of the arms of Captain R.E.D. Ryder, VC who led the succesful Second World war raid on St Nazaire in March 1942. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from | |||
[[Literature]]:Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encylopaedia by T.P. Stopford. | |||
{{uk}} | {{uk}} | ||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Navy heraldry]] | [[Category:Navy heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1942]] | [[Category:Granted 1942]] | ||