- The Governor General of Canada
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Robert Hay
Aurora, Ontario
Grant of Arms and Badge, with differences to Alexandra Elizabeth Hay, Anastasia Evelyn Hay and John Dunlop Hay
November 15, 2019
Vol. VII, p. 216
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Blazon
Arms
Per fess Argent and Gules a pale counterchanged, three escutcheons Gules between three lions rampant Argent;
Crest
A demi-man affronty vested in the full dress officer’s uniform of the Royal Canadian Regiment holding in his sinister hand a sword proper resting on his shoulders and resting his dexter hand on an escallop Gules charged with a pallet Argent;
Motto
RENOVATE ANIMOS;
Motto
SPERANDUM EST;
Badge
Three escallops in pairle reversed ears inwards Gules each charged with a pallet Argent all surmounted by a plate and overall two light infantry swords in saltire hilts in chief Azure;
Differenced Arms for Alexandra Elizabeth Hay, child of Robert Hay
The Arms of Robert Hay with a dragon’s head erased Argent in place of the central lion of the Arms during her father’s lifetime; This individual will inherit the Arms following the death of the Recipient;
Differenced Arms for Anastasia Evelyn Hay, child of Robert Hay
The Arms of Robert Hay with a unicorn’s head erased Argent in place of the central lion of the Arms;
Differenced Arms for John Dunlop Hay, child of Robert Hay
The Arms of Robert Hay with a griffin’s head erased Argent in place of the central lion of the Arms;
Symbolism
Arms
The three red shields on white allude to the arms of the Scottish name of Hay. The white lions on red allude to those in arms of the Irish name of Crothers, the birth surname of Captain Hay’s wife, Renee.
Crest
The man alludes to the origin of Captain Hay’s family in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, where arms of some Hay families use a hatted countryman for a crest. The man holds the sword in his left hand, Captain Hay being left-handed. The sword represents his service in Her Majesty’s Canadian Armed Forces. The Wolseley helmet alludes to Captain Hay’s service in the Royal Canadian Regiment, which includes such a helmet as part of its uniform. The shell in the colours of Canada and the Royal Canadian Regiment represents Captain Hay’s travels serving his country.
Motto
Meaning “Renew your courage,” this Latin phrase is found on a signet ring owned by Captain Hay.
Motto
Meaning “One must hope,” this Latin phrase is from the arms of Crothers.
Badge
The shell is a symbol of a traveller. Depicted here in Canada’s colours, it represents Captain Hay’s deployment to the mid-East as a peace-keeper in the Canadian Armed Forces. The white disc represents future unknown deployments, since the unknown cannot be seen. The swords represent the military service of Captain Hay, his grandfather, and his great-grandfather.
Differenced Arms for Alexandra Elizabeth Hay, child of Robert Hay
The symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record.
Differenced Arms for Anastasia Evelyn Hay, child of Robert Hay
The symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record.
Differenced Arms for John Dunlop Hay, child of Robert Hay
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 March 28, 2020, in Volume 154, page 693 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
Kathy Feig
Recipient Information
Individual