- The Governor General of Canada
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John Hannan McDougald
Montréal, Quebec
Registration of Arms
July 15, 2022
Vol. VIII, p. 105
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Blazon
Arms
Quarterly, 1st per bend Argent and Azure a lion rampant counterchanged armed and langued Gules, 2nd Or a hand couped fesswise grasping a cross-crosslet fitché Gules, 3rd Or a lymphad Sable sails furled and a beacon at the mast-head proper, 4th per bend Argent and Or a sprig of oak leaves Vert fructed Or, overall on a pale engrailed Gules three barrulets Or surmounted by a sword proper hilted and pommelled Or;
Crest
A lion’s gamb erased palewise Vert grasping a rod terminating in a fleur-de-lis Argent;
Motto
VINCERE VEL MORI;
Symbolism
Arms
The arms are based on those of Mr. McDougald’s older brother, Lieutenant-Colonel Wilfred Joseph MacDougald. The design of a lion, a hand holding a cross and a ship in the first three quarters is based on the Scottish arms of MacDonald, of which McDougald is a sept. The sword in the central stripe refers to his brother’s service in the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry. The rounded indentations on the vertical stripe, a Scottish form of differencing, indicate that Mr. McDougald is a younger brother.
Crest
This design is based on the crest of the Scottish arms of MacDonald, composed of a hand holding a cross.
Motto
This Latin phrase means “To conquer or to die.”
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on October 29, 2022, in Volume 156, page 5125 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of the Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh.
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, 29 November 1961.