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The Essex and Kent Scottish
Windsor, Ontario
Approval of a Queen’s Colour
November 15, 2016
Vol. VI, p. 651
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Blazon
Flag
Gules on a Canadian pale Argent a maple leaf charged with an annulus Gules, edged and inscribed THE • ESSEX • AND • KENT • SCOTTISH in letters Or, and ensigned with the Royal Crown proper;
Symbolism
Flag
As an infantry regiment, The Essex and Kent Scottish uses as its Queen’s Colour the National Flag of Canada with the addition of an annulus bearing its designation and ensigned by the Royal Crown.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on March 25, 2017, in Volume 151, page 1307 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of the Department of National Defence.
Painter
Robert Grey
Calligrapher
Shirley Mangione
Recipient Information
Military Institution
Military