- The Governor General of Canada
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Richard Petley-Jones
Upper Granville, Nova Scotia
Grant of Arms, with differences to Geoffrey Carson Petley-Jones, Gillian Susan Petley-Jones, Elizabeth Ellen Petley-Jones, and Emily Jean Petley-Jones
July 15, 1995
Vol. III, p. 47
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Blazon
Arms
Argent two bendlets engrailed Sable between in chief a lion passant guardant Gules armed and langued Sable and gorged with a wreath Or and Sable and in base a Saracen's head affronty erased proper wreathed Or and Sable on a canton Sable an anchor Or all within a bordure compony Or and Sable;
Crest
A cubit arm in armour erect proper garnished with a snowflake Or and grasping by the blade a scimitar point to the dexter Argent hilt and pommel Or;
Motto
ALWAYS READY;
Symbolism
Arms
Mr. Petley-Jones’ arms are based on the arms of his father, Commander Evan Petley-Jones, differenced with a border alternating gold and black. The arms of Commander Evan Petley-Jones were taken from the arms of his two great-grandfathers, Sir Charles Thomas Jones, Kt., of Montgomery, Powis, Wales, and Charles Carter Petley, Esq., of Riverhead, Kent, England. The shield of the Petleys was differenced with the lion passant guardant and Saracen’s head to indicate Jones ancestry. The anchor in the canton is in reference to the Commander’s naval career.
Crest
The crest is based on the Petley arms. The arm in armour, garnished with a snowflake and grasping a scimitar, symbolizes the family’s military service in Canada since the middle of the 18th century.
Motto
ALWAYS READY.