- The Governor General of Canada
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John Christian Thomas Wendell Matthew von Bender
Jersey, United Kingdom
Supplementary Letters Patent
June 15, 2010
Vol. V, p. 523
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Blazon
Arms
Or three trefoils within a bordure Vert;
Crest
Issuant from a coronet treflé a vol Or charged with six trefoils Vert;
Motto
SERVITIA;
Symbolism
Arms
The design reflects the ancient noble arms of the von Bender family, originally from Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.
Crest
The symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record.
Motto
This means “service” and reflects the motto conferred upon Mr. von Bender’s maternal grandfather, the Hon. Sir Kenneth Ping-Fan Fung, C.B.E., J.P.