- The Governor General of Canada
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Wilfred Dancy Ellis
Toronto, Ontario
Registration of Arms
February 21, 1992
Vol. II, p. 154
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Blazon
Arms
Per saltire Or and Sable two swords in saltire blades Argent pommels and hilts Gules between four crescents counterchanged;
Crest
A lion's head erased per fess Or and Sable in the mouth a sinister gauntlet proper clasping three maple leaves slipped Vert;
Motto
PRAESTO ET PERSISTO. This Latin phrase means "I perform and I persist".
Symbolism
In general, the symbolism of emblems prior to 2000 does not exist in an appropriate format for the online Register.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on July 25, 1992, in Volume 126, page 2303 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Not available
Painter
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Recipient Information
Individual
The recipient's emblems were originally recorded in the records of the College of Arms, London, England, 1 June 1962.