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Allan Donald Hood
Grafton, Ontario
Grant of a Crest, Flag and Badge
February 2, 1998
Vol. III, p. 231
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Blazon
Crest
Two arrows in saltire their shafts Sable and an arrow in pale shaft Gules all pointing upward armed and feathered Or enfiling an ancient crown also Or;
Badge
Two arrows in saltire their shafts Sable and an arrow in pale shaft Gules all pointing upward armed and feathered Or and enfiling an ancient crown also Or the whole within a Canadian belt Gules fimbriated and inscribed in letters Or EXPECTANS EXPECTAVI;
Flag
A standard composed at the hoist of the Arms of his father the late Donald Fulton Head quartered with the Arms of his mother Rosina May Coombs Hood the fly Gules charged with the Crest of Rosina May Coombs Hood;
Symbolism
In general, the symbolism of emblems prior to 2000 does not exist in an appropriate format for the online Register.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on July 22, 2000, in Volume 134, page 2262 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Robert D. Watt, Chief Herald of Canada, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Linda Nicholson
Calligrapher
Nancy Ellis
Recipient Information
Individual
View all Letters Patent for Allan Donald Hood
The emblems featured in the Flag were originally recorded in the name of Rosina May Coombs Hood in the Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada, Volume III, page 227, 15 October 1996.