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| | |Gold; a demi-eagle displayed regardant black armed red.</br> | ||
Motto: Grata quis si merita. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Commemorates Vice Admiral Henry Vansittart (1777-1843) who bore no Arms. The Badge is thus based on the Arms of the Rt.Hon. Nicholas Vansittart, Baron Bexley. His Motto is also shown, it translates as "Rest is pleasant when deserved". | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com | [[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford. | ||
{{uk}} | {{uk}} | ||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Navy heraldry]] | [[Category:Navy heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Eagles]] | |||
[[Category:Granted 1919]] | |||