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A Messenger's Badge was a Rod of Caduceus. A Messenger carried Despatches. The Latin Motto translates as "Hasten not slowly". The | A Messenger's Badge was a Rod of Caduceus. A Messenger carried Despatches. The Latin Motto translates as "Hasten not slowly". The badge was approved on 6 September 1919. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admirality Ship Badges by T.P. Stopford. | [[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admirality Ship Badges by T.P. Stopford. | ||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Navy heraldry]] | [[Category:Navy heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1919]] | [[Category:Granted 1919]] |
Latest revision as of 13:11, 15 October 2023
HMS DESPATCH, ROYAL NAVY
English | Blue; a Caduceus gold. Motto: Festina non lente |
Origin/meaning
A Messenger's Badge was a Rod of Caduceus. A Messenger carried Despatches. The Latin Motto translates as "Hasten not slowly". The badge was approved on 6 September 1919.
Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admirality Ship Badges by T.P. Stopford.
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