HMS Volunteer, Royal Navy

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HMS VOLUNTEER, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Volunteer, Royal Navy
Official blazon
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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