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Neil Robert Thomas Follett
Burlington, Ontario
Grant of Arms, with differences to Rupert Neil Douglas Follett, Jeremy Charles Robert Follett and William James Thomas Follett
August 15, 2013
Vol. VI, p. 261
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Blazon
Arms
Gules a bend embattled Argent between six escallops Or;
Crest
A lion rampant double-queued Gules wearing a mural crown and charged on the shoulder with an escallop Or;
Motto
NITERE UT EFFICIAS;
Symbolism
Arms
Red is the battle-honour colour of the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, in which Mr. Follett served. The crenellated upper edge of the bend alludes to the mural coronet in the badge of the Somerset (Prince Albert’s Own) Light Infantry, the unit in which Mr. Follett’s father, grandfather, and great-grandfather served. The scallop shells suggest the costal location of Cornwall, Mr. Follett’s ancestral home, and also the idea of religious pilgrimage, a reference to his career as a priest in the Church of England and the Anglican Church of Canada. The white bend on a red field is a feature of arms borne by people named Follett, Folet, or Folliott.
Crest
The twin-tailed lion alludes to the speed, strength and tenacity of the British Army, and in particular its light infantry in which several generations of Mr. Follett’s family served. The crenellated mural crown and the shell reinforce the symbolism of the arms.
Motto
This Latin phrase means “Strive to achieve”.