HMS Wakeful, Royal Navy

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HMS WAKEFUL, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Wakeful, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English Black; a blue eye proper with rays issuing therefrom gold.

Motto: Si dormiam capiar.

Origin/meaning

Fully awake. The Motto translates as "Catch a weasel asleep". The badge was approved in 1919.

Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.

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