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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 Badge was approved in 1944. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com | [[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford. | ||
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Revision as of 11:03, 21 August 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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