- The Governor General of Canada
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William Albert Wallace
Pouce Coupé, British Columbia
Registration of Arms
March 15, 2019
Vol. VII, p. 164
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Blazon
Arms
Gules a lion rampant Argent armed and langued Azure debruised of a fess Gules fimbriated and charged with three boars’ heads couped Argent;
Crest
A dexter arm embowed in armour, the hand grasping a sword, issuant from a maunch of the tartan of the clan Wallace proper;
Motto
PRO LIBERTATE;
Symbolism
Arms
The Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The red field and white lion are the arms of the Chief of the Clan Wallace.
Crest
The arm holding a sword is the crest of the Chief of the Clan Wallace.
Motto
Meaning “For freedom,” this Latin phrase is the Motto of the Chief of the Clan Wallace.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on March 23, 2019, in Volume 153, page 1083 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, 6 December 1951. See also the heraldic emblems of his uncle Samuel Arnold Wallace (Vol. VII, p. 165).