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Volunteers where called for during Napeoleon's Invasion Threat to keep Watch (the Shield) over the English Channel (Wavelets). The | Volunteers where called for during Napeoleon's Invasion Threat to keep Watch (the Shield) over the English Channel (Wavelets). The Motto translates as "For hearths and homes". The badge was approved in 1919. | ||
[[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 1919]] | [[Category:Granted 1919]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:11, 15 October 2023
HMS VOLUNTEER, ROYAL NAVY
| English | Blue; per fess barry of three silver an escutheon charged with a lion's mask gold. Motto: Pro aris et focis. |
Origin/meaning
Volunteers where called for during Napeoleon's Invasion Threat to keep Watch (the Shield) over the English Channel (Wavelets). The Motto translates as "For hearths and homes". The badge was approved in 1919.
Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
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