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Thomas Reginald Davidson

Montréal, Quebec
Registration of Arms
December 15, 2017
Vol. VII, p. 25

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Blazon

Arms

Azure on a fess between three pheons Argent three bugle horns stringed Gules garnished Or;

Crest

A buck couchant proper;

Motto

BUAN-LEANALTAS;


Symbolism

Arms

The pheons on the blue background are found in other Davidson coats of arms.

Crest

The resting buck is a feature of other Davidson crests.

Motto

This Scots Gaelic phrase means “Perseverance.”


Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on November 17, 2018, in Volume 152, page 899 of the Canada Gazette.


Artist Information

Creator(s)
Not available.

Painter
* Not applicable / Sans objet

Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet


Recipient Information

Individual

The recipient’s emblems were originally recorded in the records of the Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh, Scotland, 29 May 1939.