- The Governor General of Canada
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Thomas Andrew Ruggle
Caledon, Ontario
Grant of Arms, Flag and Badge
December 15, 2021
Vol. VIII, p. 41
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Blazon
Arms
Gules a bar dancetty enhanced Argent between in chief a Loyalist civil coronet Or between two roses Argent seeded Or and in base a boar’s head erased Argent armed Or;
Crest
A demi-Rottweiler proper issuant from a circlet of hackles holding in its dexter paw a torteau charged with a mandala Argent and supporting in its sinister leg a pipe tomahawk Or pendent therefrom a pipe banner Vert;
Motto
ATTACHE TA TUQUE;
Flag
A banner of the Arms;
Badge
A lymphad oars in action Sable flags and pennon Argent the sail Sable charged with a hackle Or;
Symbolism
Arms
The boar’s head represents Lieutenant-Colonel Ruggle’s long experience as a member, and now commanding officer, of the Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment), which uses the boar’s head—the crest of the Duke of Argyll—as a collar badge. The Loyalist civil coronet commemorates LCol Ruggle’s descent from the Loyalist Caleb Powell. The ragged white line represents the mountains in Afghanistan where LCol Ruggle was deployed. The roses allude to the Swiss origins of the Ruggle family, and more specifically to the village of Bischofszell and its annual festival of roses.
Crest
The dog evokes the Ruggle family’s long-time ownership of Rottweiler dogs. The pipe tomahawk, containing symbols of war and peace, recalls that LCol Ruggle presented such items as distinctively Canadian gifts to foreign dignitaries during peace support operations when he was deployed in Afghanistan. The gold hackles are part of the uniform of the Lorne Scots. The pipe banner is an item that contains the personal heraldic emblems of a regiment’s commanding officer. The geometric design is a mandala, often used for meditative purposes, and evokes the Indian heritage of his late wife Sarika Sehgal.
Motto
This well-known Quebec French phrase means “Get ready.” LCol Ruggle learned it when deployed in Afghanistan with the Royal 22e Régiment.
Flag
The symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record.
Badge
The lymphad is found in the arms of the Duke of Argyll and is used in the camp flag of the Lorne Scots. The gold hackle is worn in the headgear of each soldier of the regiment.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on March 19, 2022, in Volume 156, page 1207 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
Kathy Feig
Recipient Information
Individual