Awarded: August 1940
Blazon: A demi- Sword in bend Argent hilted Sable partly withdrawn from the Scabbard Gules/Or
Link: The partly drawn sword indicates a willingness to fight. The emblems of the Dominions (Maple Leaf, Wattle, Protea Flower and Fern Leaf) on the scabbard show that personnel were mainly drawn from these lands
Motto: French: Il faut en finir – We must see it through.
History: Formed August 1918 at Hornsea Mere. Renumbered No 36 Sqn Thorney Island 30 September 1946
Battle Hons: No Standard.
Commissioned by Stuart and Carol Yates in Memory of our father, 631756 Sergeant Gordon Yates – one of ‘The Few’.