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Pittsburgh Township, Ontario
Registration of Arms
June 20, 2025
Vol. VIII, p. 393
Arms of George Francis Gillman StanleyBlazonGules the helm of Athena Promachos, on a chief embattled Or a grenade Azure enflamed proper between a dexter and a sinister hand apaumé couped Gules; SymbolismThe helmet of Athena, which is based on a 5th-century BCE bronze statue called Athena Promachos, the latter word meaning “leading warrior,” symbolizes Dr. Stanley’s dual careers in the military and as a professor of history. Athena was the Greek goddess of wisdom and of warriors. The grenade, which features in the arms of the Royal Military College of Canada, alludes to Dr. Stanley’s two decades of teaching at that institution. The two hands reference the badge of the Scottish Clan Lamont, and thus Dr. Stanley’s ancestry. |
CrestBlazonA moose’s head proper charged on the neck with a maple leaf Or and holding in its mouth a branch of rowan leaved and fructed proper; SymbolismThe moose’s head is the regimental badge of The New Brunswick Rangers, the militia unit in which Dr. Stanley was commissioned in the late 1930s. The rowan branch alludes both to his Scottish ancestry and to the birthplace of his first ancestor to come to Canada, rowan trees also being called wigan trees in England and therefore evoking the town of Wigan in Lancashire. Finally, the maple leaf refers to his Canadian identity. |
MottoBlazonSANS CHANGER; SymbolismThis French expression means “Without changing.” It is commonly used as a motto by individuals bearing the surname Stanley. |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationSince 2023, grants, registrations and approvals of heraldic emblems are no longer announced in the Canada Gazette.  |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Original concept of the College of Arms, London. PainterArtist of the College of Arms, London / Artiste du Collège d’armes, Londres CalligrapherNot applicable Recipient TypeIndividual Other InformationThe recipient’s emblems were originally recorded at the College of Arms, London, England, 3 March 1970. |