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Gary Cecil Freer
Tiverton, Ontario
Grant of Arms, Flag and Badge
May 15, 2015
Vol. VI, p. 504
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Blazon
Arms
Gules a lion-horse rampant guardant Or holding a sunflower proper;
Crest
Issuant from a circlet of garbs Or a holly tree Vert fructed Gules;
Motto
LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR;
Symbolism
Arms
The lion-horse is a unique creature created to represent Mr. Freer. The lion half represents the Classical zodiac constellation of Leo for Mr. Freer’s birthdate in late July. The horse half represents farming and its hard, heavy work. The sunflower is associated with the zodiac sign of Leo. The colour red honours his wife Kathleen Isabel Tanner, refers and it refers to fire as one of the four classical elements of substance of the world.
Crest
The holly is Mr. Freer’s image for his birth month in the Celtic zodiac tree devised by writer Robert Graves, and represents a ruler or head of the family. The berries represent his present and future descendants. The sheaf of wheat is for prosperity, Mr. Freer having grown wheat as a farmer.
Motto
The motto is derived from Leviticus 19:18.