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A Wiltshire Foxhunt founded 1869 first known as Carnbourne, and from 1897 Wilton. Its unclear from where the Griffin's Head come. It is not from the | A Wiltshire Foxhunt founded 1869 first known as Carnbourne, and from 1897 Wilton. Its unclear from where the Griffin's Head come. It is not from the arms of the 4th Earl of Radnor Master of Foxhounds in 1869. Greeen and white is the livery Colours of Wiltshire. The badge was approved in 1941. | ||
[[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. | ||
Latest revision as of 13:14, 15 October 2023
HMS WILTON, ROYAL NAVY
| English | White; a Griffin's head erased green gorged with a chain pendant therefrom a bugle horn. |
Origin/meaning
A Wiltshire Foxhunt founded 1869 first known as Carnbourne, and from 1897 Wilton. Its unclear from where the Griffin's Head come. It is not from the arms of the 4th Earl of Radnor Master of Foxhounds in 1869. Greeen and white is the livery Colours of Wiltshire. The badge was approved in 1941.
Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
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