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Kenyon Township, Ontario
Registration of Arms
March 20, 2020
Vol. VII, p. 236
Arms of Wilfred Joseph MacDougaldBlazonQuarterly 1st per bend Argent and Azure a lion rampant per bend Gules and Argent, 2nd Or a dexter hand couped fesswise grasping a cross crosslet fitché Gules, 3rd Or a lymphad sails furled Sable above a quill pen fesswise Vert, 4th per bend Argent and Or a sprig of oak Vert fructed Or, overall on a pale Gules three barrulets Or surmounted by a sword proper hilt and pommel Or; SymbolismThe Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. This design with a lion, a hand holding a cross and a ship in the first three quarters is based on the Scottish arms of Macdonald, of which MacDougald is a sept. The sword in the added central stripe indicates Lieutenant-Colonel MacDougald’s service in the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry. |
CrestBlazonA lion’s gamb erased palewise Vert grasping a rod terminating in a fleur-de-lis Argent; SymbolismThe Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. This design is based on the crest of the Scottish arms of Macdonald, composed of a hand holding a cross. |
MottoBlazonVINCERE VEL MORI; SymbolismThis Latin phrase means “To conquer or to die”. |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on March 28, 2020 in Volume 154, page 694 of the Canada Gazette.  |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Not available. PainterNot applicable CalligrapherNot applicable Recipient TypeIndividual Other InformationThe recipient’s emblems were originally recorded in the records of the Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh, Scotland, 23 January 1954. |