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Brian Wallace Hutchison
Edmonton, Alberta
Grant of a Flag and Badge
March 22, 2001
Vol. IV, p. 104
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Blazon
Flag
A banner of the Arms;
Badge
A plate charged with three arrows, two in saltire one in pale, points in base, their feathers each terminating in a maple leaf Azure, within an orle of bezants alternating with rose flowers Rose, the plate encircled by a chain, the links alternately Or and Azure;
Symbolism
Flag
The symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record.
Badge
The arrows and gold discs are taken from the Arms, and the wild roses are from the Crest. The chain links indicate his work as a forensic genealogist, connecting past to the present to the future.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on November 3, 2001, in Volume 135, page 4057 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Robert D. Watt, Chief Herald of Canada, assisted by the Heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority
Painter
Linda Nicholson
Calligrapher
Judith Bainbridge
Recipient Information
Individual
View all Letters Patent for Brian Wallace Hutchison
One or more entries related to this Recipient's emblems appear elsewhere in the Register: Volume II, p. 348.