HMS Wessex, Royal Navy

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HMS WESSEX, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Wessex, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English Gold; a dragon of Egbert rampant red.

Motto: Proles militum.

Origin/meaning

Symbol of the ancient Kingdom of Mercia. The Motto translates as "Offspring of soldiers". The badge was approved in 1919.


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

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