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Description: | Awarded to Admiral of the Fleet, Earl David Beatty, G C B in 1919. Badge, a gold cross, pattee convexed, enamelled red, edged blue with two silver crossed swords within the arms. Obverse: in the centre on a blue ground encircled with white, the words "FOR MERIT". Reverse; in centre, a Royal cypher in gold, the whole surrounded by a wreath enamelled green. The cross is surmounted by a Tudor Crown enamelled in proper colours and suspended by a ring and loop from a neck ribbon half blue half crimson.
Gazetted 3 June 1919 but is of Edward VII pattern.
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | David badges Beatty orders of chivalry | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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