HMS Ilex, Royal Navy

HMS ILEX, ROYAL NAVY

Official blazon

English

Gold; an ilex tree (Quercus ilex) eradicated green. Motto Frangas non fleotes.

Origin/meaning

The Canting Badge was approved in 1936. The Motto translates as "You may break but shall not bend".

Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admirality Badges encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.

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