Arms of Leslie Brian Excell
Arms of Leslie Brian Excell
Blazon
Quarterly 1st and 4th quarterly Argent and Or a double-headed eagle Gules legged Or, 2nd and 3rd Sable a chevron Ermine between three Catherine wheels Argent, all within a bordure Gules charged at each angle with a Pacific dogwood flower proper;
Symbolism
The arms with the double-headed eagle are those of William Pytt, alias Bennett, of Pythouse, England, a 16th-century patrilineal ancestor of Leslie Brian Excell and his late father Leslie Bennett Excell. The arms with the chevron are those of William Bennett’s wife, the heiress Mary Ashlock. The Pacific dogwood flower represents British Columbia, the Excells’ place of residence. Along with the border, it serves as a mark of difference for the Bennett descendants of Canada.
Crest of Leslie Brian Excell
Blazon
A Cornish chough proper perched on a conch shell Or holding in its beak a Pacific dogwood flower proper;
Symbolism
The red-billed chough (or “Cornish” chough) standing on a whelk shell, which is the crest of the Bennetts of Pythouse, carries a Pacific dogwood flower representing Mr. Excell’s place of residence.
Motto of Leslie Brian Excell
Blazon
MIHI CONSULIT DEUS;
Symbolism
This Latin phrase means “God cares for me”.
