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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
A Pluderer or Despoiler who employs a scorched earth policy. The Motto was approved on 6 May 1944.
From the arms of the Town in Berkshire, also a Town in Pennsylvania, USA. The Star symbolises that the Ship was Ex-US Navy Lend/Lease. The badge was approved in 1941.




[[Literature]]: Image from Pinterest. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.


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