- The Governor General of Canada
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Ernest Arnold Stoakley
Mississauga, Ontario
Grant of Arms
March 24, 1994
Vol. II, p. 311
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Blazon
Arms
Azure issuing from the dexter a sinister arm in armour Argent encircled above the elbow with a wreath of oak leaves Vert and acorns Or holding in the hand dependant from two ribbands Argent a man's head affronté Proper bearded and crined Or wreathed with a circlet of laurel Vert;
Crest
Upon a Norse galley Azure charged on the hull fore and aft with two roses Argent seeded Or the shields at the gunnels alternately Or and Argent an eagle wings displayed in bend reversed Or the head Argent;
Motto
BUAIDH. This Gaelic word means "Victory".
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 December 3, 1994, in Volume 128, page 4583 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Ernest Arnold Stoakley, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Linda Nicholson
Calligrapher
John Whitehead
Recipient Information
Individual