- The Governor General of Canada
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Robert Hay
Aurora, Ontario
Grant of Arms and Badge, with differences to Alexandra Elizabeth Hay, Anastasia Evelyn Hay and John Dunlop Hay
November 15, 2019
Vol. VII, p. 216
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Blazon
Arms
Per fess Argent and Gules a pale counterchanged, three escutcheons Gules between three lions rampant Argent;
Crest
A demi-man affronty vested in the full dress officer’s uniform of the Royal Canadian Regiment holding in his sinister hand a sword proper resting on his shoulders and resting his dexter hand on an escallop Gules charged with a pallet Argent;
Motto
RENOVATE ANIMOS;
Motto
SPERANDUM EST;
Symbolism
Arms
The three red shields on white allude to the arms of the Scottish name of Hay. The white lions on red allude to those in arms of the Irish name of Crothers, the birth surname of Captain Hay’s wife, Renee.
Crest
The man alludes to the origin of Captain Hay’s family in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, where arms of some Hay families use a hatted countryman for a crest. The man holds the sword in his left hand, Captain Hay being left-handed. The sword represents his service in Her Majesty’s Canadian Armed Forces. The Wolseley helmet alludes to Captain Hay’s service in the Royal Canadian Regiment, which includes such a helmet as part of its uniform. The shell in the colours of Canada and the Royal Canadian Regiment represents Captain Hay’s travels serving his country.
Motto
Meaning “Renew your courage,” this Latin phrase is found on a signet ring owned by Captain Hay.
Motto
Meaning “One must hope,” this Latin phrase is from the arms of Crothers.