The Governor General of Canada

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Differenced Arms for Eleanor Jane Thompson, daughter of Alan Brian Thompson

Alan Brian Thompson

Nanaimo, British Columbia
Grant of Arms, Flag and Badge, with differences to Eleanor Jane Thompson, Phillip Lester Thompson and Russell Berton Thompson
May 10, 2004
Vol. IV, p. 375

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Blazon

Arms

Gules on a pile Or a pile Azure, overall four barrulets, in chief a cartwheel Or charged with a rose Gules;

Crest

A lyre Or issuant from indigo flowers Azure and lotus plants proper;

Motto

ESSE QUAM VIDERI;

Flag

A banner of the Arms;

Badge

A torteau overall a cartwheel Or all encircled of indigo branches Azure;

Differenced Arms for Eleanor Jane Thompson, daughter of Alan Brian Thompson

Gules on a pile Argent a pile Azure, overall four barrulets Argent, in chief a cartwheel Or charged with a rose Gules;

Differenced Arms for Phillip Lester Thompson, son of Alan Brian Thompson

The Arms of Alan Brian Thompson within a bordure Argent; this individual will inherit the Arms of the Recipient following his or her death;

Differenced Arms for Russell Berton Thompson, son of Alan Brian Thompson

The Arms of Alan Brian Thompson within a bordure Or;

Symbolism

Arms

The chevron-shape alludes to the rank insignia chevrons of Mr. Thompson’s great-great-grandfather, who was a non-commissioned officer in the army of the British East India Company. The four barrulets symbolize Mr. Thompson’s rank of Colonel upon retirement from the air arm of the Canadian Forces. The rose represents the English heritage of him and of his wife. The cartwheel represents transportation, involving both the great journeys undertaken by the Thompson families from 1795 and the vocation of Mr. Thompson. The blue and red colours represent, respectively, the RCAF and the family’s long history in Canada.

Crest

The lyre symbolizes the importance of music in Mr. Thompson’s family, especially for his wife Irene. The lotus plant represents the links of his family with India. The indigo flowers allude to the indigo plantation enterprises of his maternal ancestors.