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Volunteers where called for during Napeoleon's Invasion Threat to keep Watch (the Shield) over the English Channel (Wavelets). The Badge was approved in 1919. | 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. |