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41 Service Battalion

Calgary, Alberta
Approval of a Badge
July 15, 2014
Vol. VI, p. 365

Badge of the 41 Service Battalion

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Blazon

Badge

Argent a Conestoga wagon, in base a wild rose issuant therefrom two ears of wheat proper, a chief indented Azure;

Motto

VITÆ VENA IN CERTAMINE PROELII;


Symbolism

Badge

The white peaks refer to the Rocky Mountains of Alberta, the province in which the unit is located. The wild rose is the provincial flower. The ears of wheat represent the prairie region of the province. The wagon was a vehicle used for combat service support during the early history of the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps.

Motto

This Latin phrase means “The lifeblood in battle”.