HMS Wager, Royal Navy

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HMS WAGER, ROYAL NAVY

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