- The Governor General of Canada
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Mortimer Patrick Bogert
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Registration of Arms
January 15, 2021
Vol. VII, p. 355
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Blazon
Arms
Or a lymphad proper pennons Gules between three apple trees eradicated fructed proper;
Crest
A beaver couchant in front of an apple tree fructed proper upon a grassy mount Vert issuant from a mural crown Or;
Motto
INTEGRITAS;
Symbolism
Arms
The Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. Apple trees are commonly found in Bogert family emblems and are a canting reference to the Dutch word boomgaard, which means “orchard.”
Crest
The Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The apple tree is a canting reference to the name Bogert. The beaver may refer to the numerous senior positions that Major-General Bogert held in the Canadian Army during the Second World War. The mural crown is a symbol of military achievement for an army officer.
Motto
This Latin word means “Integrity.”
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on December 11, 2021, in Volume 155, page 5668 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Not available.
Painter
Artist of the College of Arms, London / Artiste du Collège d’armes, Londres
Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Recipient Information
Individual
The recipient’s emblems were originally recorded at the College of Arms, London, England, 15 May 1960.