- The Governor General of Canada
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Donald Thomas Brearley
Belleville, Ontario
Grant of Arms
January 15, 2002
Vol. IV, p. 193
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Blazon
Arms
Gules in bend a sheathed sword hilt in chief surmounting in bend sinister a rod of Aesculapius between in pale two roses and in fess two shuttles Argent;
Crest
Issuant from an ancient coronet Or, a sprig of three maple leaves Gules;
Motto
HONOR VIRTUTIS PRAEMIUM;
Symbolism
Arms
The rod of Aesculapius symbolizes the medical profession, and the sword is a depiction of one which belonged to Dr. Brearley’s great-grandfather during the American Civil War. The two roses represent his two children, and the shuttles allude to his descent from weavers in England.
Crest
The coronet resembles that used by Queen’s University at Kingston, Dr. Brearley’s alma mater. The three maple leaves refer to the fact that he and his two siblings are first generation Canadians.
Motto
This Latin phrase translates as “Honour is virtue’s reward,” and is associated with other Brearleys.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on February 22, 2003, in Volume 137, page 519 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
Karen Mackay
Recipient Information
Individual