sentences:  In 1918, Charles ffoulkes, the curator of the newly established Imperial War Museum was asked by the commanding officer of HMS "Tower" to design a badge for his ship.He quickly received requests to create badges for other Royal Navy vessels, and on 10 December 1918, ffoulkes was appointed the Admiralty advisor on heraldry.Shortly prior to this, a Ships' Badge Committee had been established to regulate the creation and use of ships' badges.