- The Governor General of Canada
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George Robin Meldrum
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Grant of Arms and Flag, with differences to Robyn Isabelle Evangeline Meldrum, Jacob Henry George Meldrum and Eric Lloyd MacLean Sigurdson
November 20, 2020
Vol. VII, p. 305
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Blazon
Arms
Per fess wavy Or and Azure a bar wavy issuant therefrom two demi-otters, in base a garb all counterchanged;
Crest
A demi-otter Azure holding three lilies Argent and issuant from a bar wavy Azure;
Motto
PATIENCE AND STRENGTH OF MIND;
Flag
A banner of the arms;
Differenced Arms for Robyn Isabelle Evangeline Meldrum, child of George Robin Meldrum
The Arms of George Robin Meldrum debruised with a three-point label Argent during her father’s lifetime; This individual will inherit the Arms of the Recipient following the latter’s death;
Differenced Arms for Jacob Henry George Meldrum, child of George Robin Meldrum
The Arms de George Robin Meldrum bruised with a bordure per fess wavy Azure and Or;
Differenced Arms for Eric Lloyd MacLean Sigurdson, child of George Robin Meldrum
The Arms of George Robin Meldrum debruised of three abacus wires with their beads Or in place of the garb;
Symbolism
Arms
The otters issuing from the wavy stripe are inspired by the arms of other Meldrum families in Scotland. For Mr. Meldrum, they also represent the many swimmers whom he has coached in several clubs. The blue and gold colours allude to Ukraine, the ancestral country of Mr. Meldrum’s mother. The wheat symbolizes the farming occupation of his mother’s ancestors.
Crest
The otter repeats the symbolism of the arms. The white lilies allude to those in the arms of the City of Dundee, Scotland, where several generations of Mr. Meldrum’s ancestors lived before coming to Canada.
Motto
These attributes are particularly valued by Mr. Meldrum as a military officer.
Flag
The symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record.
Differenced Arms for Robyn Isabelle Evangeline Meldrum, child of George Robin Meldrum
The three-point label indicates that she will inherit her father’s arms.
Differenced Arms for Jacob Henry George Meldrum, child of George Robin Meldrum
The bordure is a way of differencing his father’s arms.
Differenced Arms for Eric Lloyd MacLean Sigurdson, child of George Robin Meldrum
The stripes and counting beads represent an abacus, symbolizing his study of actuarial mathematics.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on March 27, 2021, in Volume 155, page 1319 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
Debra MacGarvie
Calligrapher
Yolande Lessard
Recipient Information
Individual