The Governor General of Canada

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Sean Francis Forrester

Toledo, Ohio, United States of America
Grant of Arms, Flags and Badge, with differences to Kyle Austin Forrester and Laura Leigh Forrester
July 15, 2008
Vol. V, p. 321

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Blazon

Arms

Per saltire Purpure and Or, in chief a golden retriever’s head erased and in base a hunting horn Or stringed and virolled Argent;

Crest

A beaver sejant Or gorged of a Loyalist military coronet Purpure, resting its sinister paw on a fleur-de-lis Argent;

Motto

DISCE • INTELLEGE • SERVI;

Flag

A banner of the Arms;

Flag

A standard, the Arms in hoist, the fly per fess Argent and Purpure charged with the Crest and the Badge;

Badge

On a plate a golden retriever’s head erased Or gorged of a Loyalist military coronet Purpure all within an annulus Or edged and inscribed with the Motto in letters Purpure;

Differenced Arms for Kyle Austin Forrester, son of Sean Francis Forrester

The Arms of Sean Francis Forrester debruised of a three-point label Argent during his father’s lifetime; this individual will inherit the Arms of the Recipient following his or her death;

Differenced Arms for Laura Leigh Forrester, daughter of Sean Francis Forrester

The Arms of Sean Francis Forrester within a bordure per saltire Or and purpure;

Symbolism

Arms

Purple and gold are the colours of Mr. Forrester’s university, Wilfrid Laurier University, and purple and white are those of his wife’s university, the University of Western Ontario. The hunting horn, carried by medieval foresters, is found in Scottish Forrester arms, and it makes a reference to his name. The golden retriever is Mr. Forrester’s favourite dog breed.

Crest

The beaver is a symbol of Canada and, as a builder of lodges, also represents Mr. Forrester’s involvement in Freemasonry. The fleur-de-lis represents Mr. Forrester’s service to the world Scouting movement; it is also found in Scottish Morrison arms, an allusion to Mrs. Forrester’s maiden name. She and Mr. Forrester’s mother were both born in Quebec, which is also represented by the fleur-de-lis. The Loyalist military coronet refers to Mr. Forrester’s ancestor Garret Dykeman, who fought for the Crown in the 1st Regiment of the Westchester County Militia during the American Revolutionary War. The fact that the beaver is holding the fleur-de-lis with its left paw indicates that Mr. Forrester is left-handed.