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Admiral Sir Charles Wager (1666-1743). Firstly a Commissioner (1733) and then Treasurer of the Admiralty. The Motto translates as "I challange with a wager". The | Admiral Sir Charles Wager (1666-1743). Firstly a Commissioner (1733) and then Treasurer of the Admiralty. The Motto translates as "I challange with a wager". The badge was approved in 1944. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford. | [[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford. | ||
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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:Granted 1944]] | [[Category:Granted 1944]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:31, 15 October 2023
HMS WAGER, ROYAL NAVY
| English | White; a cross charged with five bezants within a horseshoe reversed red. Motto:Sponsione provoco. |
Origin/meaning
Admiral Sir Charles Wager (1666-1743). Firstly a Commissioner (1733) and then Treasurer of the Admiralty. The Motto translates as "I challange with a wager". The badge was approved in 1944.
Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
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