The Viceregal Lion
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55th Regiment of Foot (Westmoreland)

Ottawa, Ontario
Confirmation of the blazon of a Flag
February 15, 2008
Vol. V, p. 224

Flag of the 55th Regiment of Foot (Westmoreland)

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Blazon

Flag

Vert inscribed LV above REGT Or within a wreath of roses and thistles proper, a canton of the Royal Union Flag 1707;


Symbolism

Flag

The flag shown here is one of the historic flags of Canada in that it flew, or was believed to have flown, in what is today Canada. It has been selected along with fourteen other flags to be included on a heritage poster showing a selection of historical flags of British North America.