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The Essex and Kent Scottish
Windsor, Ontario
Confirmation of the blazon of a Badge
October 15, 2008
Vol. V, p. 354
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Blazon
Badge
On a shield Gules fimbriated Or three seaxes in pale points to the sinister, in base a horse forcene Argent, all environed by a scroll Gules ensigned by a lion’s head erased Or, reversed at the base, binding two thistles slipped proper, and inscribed in chief THE ESSEX AND KENT SCOTTISH and in base SEMPER and PARATUS in letters Or;
Motto
SEMPER PARATUS;
Symbolism
Badge
The badge is based on the regimental badge of The Essex Scottish, with the addition of the white horse taken from the badge of The Kent Regiment, which were amalgamated in 1954. The three seaxes refer to the arms of Essex County, England, the location of the regiment’s former allied regiment The Essex Regiment (now, through amalgamation, The Royal Anglian Regiment). The white horse is from the arms of Kent County, Ontario and its namesake in England, the location of the regiment’s former allied regiment The Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment (now, through amalgamation, The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment). The thistles (the national flower of Scotland) and lion are common devices among badges of highland infantry regiment. “THE ESSEX AND KENT SCOTTISH” is the regimental title and “SEMPER PARATUS” is the motto of the regiment.
Motto
Meaning “Always prepared”.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on March 21, 2009, in Volume 143, page 693 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Not applicable
Painter
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Recipient Information
Military Institution
Military
The badge was originally approved on 1 July 1985.