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Einar Brockie Davison
Hussar, Alberta
Grant of Arms, Flag and Badges, with differences to Carsen Jerry Hruby
March 20, 2025
Vol. VIII, p. 359
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Blazon
Arms
Gules a tierce palewise tapissé of wheat Or surmounted by a bend Argent charged with three lynx paw prints Azure;
Crest
A badger rampant proper holding in its sinister paw a magnifying glass Azure;
Motto
NA LEAN AM BROC ‘SA BROCLUNN;
Symbolism
Arms
Red and white are the colours of the roses and carnations that are always used to mark special occasions in Mr. Davison’s family. These colours are common to the flags of Canada, his home country, and Poland, a country for which he has great affection and where he has lived as an English teacher. The addition of blue refers to the flags of the United Kingdom and of Norway, the first being the country of his father’s ancestors and the second that of his mother’s. The golden stripes bearing a wheat motif symbolize three generations of farmers: himself, his father and his grandfather. The diagonal band embodies the cavalry belt worn over the shoulder to hold the soldier’s sword or rifle; it thus recalls Mr. Davison’s service in the King’s Own Calgary Regiment. The lynx paw prints represent his favourite military vehicle, the Lynx armoured reconnaissance vehicle, to which he was assigned as an Observer/Radio Operator.
Crest
The badger commemorates the time when Mr. Davison, then 10 years old, encountered a badger while riding his bicycle. Both were surprised and scared, but the boy sped away and the badger retreated in a ditch, thus avoiding conflict. Coincidently, Mr. Davison’s middle name is derived from broc, the Scots Gaelic word for “badger.” The animal also symbolizes wisdom. The magnifying glass represents his eagerness to closely study the world around him, and new technologies in particular.
Motto
This Scots Gaelic phrase means “Do not pursue the badger into his den.” It includes a canting reference to Mr. Davison’s middle name (broc meaning “badger”), while alluding to his father’s Scottish background.