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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
From the Crest of Captain James Gilchrist of the Southampton who captured the French Emeraude in 1757. The Latin Motto translates as "By faith and trust". The Badge was approved in 1923.
From the Crest of Captain James Gilchrist of the Southampton who captured the French Emeraude in 1757. The Latin Motto translates as "By faith and trust". The badge was approved in 1923.


[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admirality Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admirality Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]]
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[[Category:Navy heraldry]]
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[[Category:Granted 1923]]
[[Category:Granted 1923]]
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