- The Governor General of Canada
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Donald Maurice Joseph Roy
Ottawa, Ontario
Grant of Arms, Flag and Badge, with differences to Joseph Martin Robert Roy, Daniel Michel Joseph Roy and Anik Anne Roy
September 15, 2021
Vol. VIII, p. 17
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Blazon
Badge
An oval per pale Azure and Gules charged with an albatross volant proper and ensigned by a coronet flory Or;
Symbolism
Badge
As the albatross is a creature of the air and sea, able to glide on winds for long periods of time, it alludes to the anti-submarine warfare aircraft flown by Major Roy, which could cruise over the ocean for extended periods. The crown alludes to Major Roy’s surname, French for “king.”