- The Governor General of Canada
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Richard Alan White
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Grant of Arms, with differences to Tara Elizabeth Koster, Gregory Alan White, Megan Alexandra Wakeford, Scott Richard White, Andrew Duncan Sills, Catherine Alanna White, and Joseph Henry White
July 20, 2007
Vol. V, p. 162
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Blazon
Differenced Arms for Andrew Duncan Sills, stepson of Richard Alan White
Or a tau-staff Gules entwined by a snake Argent surmounting two oars in saltire, on a chief enarched Azure a thistle Or between two trillium flowers Argent seeded Or;
Symbolism
Differenced Arms for Andrew Duncan Sills, stepson of Richard Alan White
The yellow background colour is an additional form of differencing, the oars in an X-shape refer to his love of rowing, and the thistle is a mark of Scottish heritage.