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History: Fromed at Thurleigh in January 1942, | |||
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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
A Sinhalese lion rampant gules crined Or and armed azure holding a Sinhalese Sword Or.<br> | |||
Motto: in sinhalese means We seek and strike. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Sinhalese Lion alludes to the Island of Ceylon (Sri Lanka). The Badge was granted in January 1945. | |||
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