- The Governor General of Canada
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Stephen Troy Chledowski
Oromocto, New Brunswick
Grant of Arms, Flags and Badge
April 15, 2009
Vol. V, p. 436
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Blazon
Arms
Gules a griffin segreant Argent within a bordure Or charged with a maple leaf Gules at each angle;
Crest
A mermaid affronty proper queued Vert grasping in her dexter hand a scimitar and in her sinister hand a staff proper supporting a gonfalon ensigned by a rose Gules;
Motto
TUIS ET TIBI HONORI ESTO;
Flag
Per pale Or and Gules charged with the Badge;
Flag
A standard, the Arms in hoist, the fly per fess Or and Gules charged with the Crest between two representations of the Badge all separated by two bends Argent inscribed with the Motto in letters Sable;
Badge
Two scimitars in saltire Argent hilted Or surmounted by a griffin segreant Argent;
Symbolism
Arms
The white griffin on red field is from the Polish arms of Gryf, here particularized by using a gold border with maple leaves for this Canadian branch of the family.
Crest
The wild rose alludes to Mr. Chledowski’s birth in Alberta. His wife’s ancestral background is symbolized by using a mermaid based on the arms of the city of Warsaw. The gonfalon alludes to her Polish herb Radwan.
Motto
This phrase in Latin means “Bring honour to thy family and thyself”.
Flag
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Flag
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Badge
The swords represent his membership in Her Majesty’s Canadian Forces.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on December 12, 2009, in Volume 143, page 3681 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Darrel Kennedy, Assiniboine Herald, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
David Farrar
Calligrapher
Shirley Mangione
Recipient Information
Individual