John Hannan McDougald

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Montréal, Quebec
Registration of Arms
July 15, 2022
Vol. VIII, p. 105

Arms of John Hannan McDougald
Arms of John Hannan McDougald
 
Arms of John Hannan McDougald

Arms of John Hannan McDougald

Blazon

Quarterly, 1st per bend Argent and Azure a lion rampant counterchanged armed and langued Gules, 2nd Or a hand couped fesswise grasping a cross-crosslet fitché Gules, 3rd Or a lymphad Sable sails furled and a beacon at the mast-head proper, 4th per bend Argent and Or a sprig of oak leaves Vert fructed Or, overall on a pale engrailed Gules three barrulets Or surmounted by a sword proper hilted and pommelled Or;

Symbolism

The arms are based on those of Mr. McDougald’s older brother, Lieutenant-Colonel Wilfred Joseph MacDougald. The design of 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 McDougald is a sept. The sword in the central stripe refers to his brother’s service in the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry. The rounded indentations on the vertical stripe, a Scottish form of differencing, indicate that Mr. McDougald is a younger brother.

Crest

Blazon

A lion’s gamb erased palewise Vert grasping a rod terminating in a fleur-de-lis Argent;

Symbolism

This design is based on the crest of the Scottish arms of MacDonald, composed of a hand holding a cross.

Motto

Blazon

VINCERE VEL MORI;

Symbolism

This Latin phrase means “To conquer or to die.”
 

Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the letters patent was made on October 29, 2022 in Volume 156, page 5125 of the Canada Gazette.

Letters patent registering the heraldic emblems of John Hannan McDougald

Additional Information

Creator(s)

Original concept of the Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh.

Painter

Not applicable

Calligrapher

Not applicable

Recipient Type

Individual

Other Information

The recipient’s emblems were originally recorded in the records of the Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh, Scotland, 29 November 1961.