- The Governor General of Canada
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Gary Cecil Freer
Tiverton, Ontario
Grant of Arms, Flag and Badge
May 15, 2015
Vol. VI, p. 504
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Blazon
Arms
Gules a lion-horse rampant guardant Or holding a sunflower proper;
Crest
Issuant from a circlet of garbs Or a holly tree Vert fructed Gules;
Motto
LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR;
Badge
A four-leaved shamrock within a wreath of holly Vert fructed Gules;
Flag
A banner of the Arms;
Symbolism
Arms
The lion-horse is a unique creature created to represent Mr. Freer. The lion half represents the Classical zodiac constellation of Leo for Mr. Freer’s birthdate in late July. The horse half represents farming and its hard, heavy work. The sunflower is associated with the zodiac sign of Leo. The colour red honours his wife Kathleen Isabel Tanner, refers and it refers to fire as one of the four classical elements of substance of the world.
Crest
The holly is Mr. Freer’s image for his birth month in the Celtic zodiac tree devised by writer Robert Graves, and represents a ruler or head of the family. The berries represent his present and future descendants. The sheaf of wheat is for prosperity, Mr. Freer having grown wheat as a farmer.
Motto
The motto is derived from Leviticus 19:18.
Badge
The four leaves represent Mr. Freer’s wife and three children, and, as a four-leaved shamrock (clover), represents luck and Mr. Freer’s Irish heritage. The wreath of holly symbolizes the circle of life and never-ending family connections through the generations. Each cluster of berries represents Mr. Freer’s children.
Flag
The symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on October 3, 2015, in Volume 149, page 2337 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
Robert Grey
Calligrapher
Doris Wionzek
Recipient Information
Individual