Awarded: February 1938 (BR104)
Blazon: Issuant from the Battlements of a Tower proper a demi-Lion rampant guardant Or.
Link: The tower is symbolic of the unit’s claim to have been the first sqn equipped with a powered rotating gun turret whilst the lion is symbolic of the fighting spirit.
Motto: Latin: Mens agitat molem – Mind over matter.
History: Formed Farnborough 12 July 1917 remains current.
Sponsored by Mr D.G. Simmons in Memory of Flt Sgt W.J. Simmons.
Battle Honours:
1.Western Front 1917-18. 2. Ypres 1917. 3. Somme 1918. 4. Fortress Europe 1940-44. 5. Invasion Ports 1940. Ruhr 1940-45. 7. Berlin 1941. 8.Normandy 1944. 9. Lys. 10. Hindenburg Line. 11. Channel & North Sea 1941-44. 12. Biscay Ports 1941-44. 13. German Ports 1941-44. 14.Baltic 1942-45. 15. Berlin 1943-44. 16.France & Germany 1944-45. 17 Walcheren