HMS Sidmouth, Royal Navy

	HMS SIDMOUTH, ROYAL NAVY Country:United Kingdom

Official blazon
English	White; a cat-a-mountain sejant black semy of bezants holding in the dexter forepaw a mace erect proper.

Origin/meaning

Viscount Sidmouth (as Henry Addington) was speaker of the House of Commons 1789-1805. The Mace was added to his arms (Cat) as a result. The badge was approved 28 January 1942.

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

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