HMS Afridi, Royal Navy

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HMS AFRIDI, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Afridi, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English Per fess wavy and white; issuant from base an Afridi tribeman's head and shoulders affronty proper.

Origin/meaning

Afridi is a Tribe in the Pakistan-Afghan frontier region. The Badge was approved on 17 December 1937.


Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encylopaedia by T.P. Stopford.