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From the | From the arms of Admrial Sir david Milne (1763-1845) second-in-command at the Bombardment of Algiers 1816. A pun on the Name. The badge was approved in 1940. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford. | [[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford. | ||