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Robert George Elms

Hamilton, Ontario
Registration of Arms
September 15, 2005
Vol. IV, p. 527

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Blazon

Arms

Or a great blue heron (Ardea herodias) proper on a chief Azure three elm leaves Or;

Crest

A falcon’s head couped Argent in the beak Or a maple leaf and elm leaf also Or;

Motto

FAITHFUL FOREVER;


Symbolism

Arms

Not applicable

Crest

Not applicable

Motto

Not applicable


Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on March 4, 2006, in Volume 140, page 431 of the Canada Gazette.


Artist Information

Creator(s)
Not applicable

Painter
* Not applicable / Sans objet

Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet


Recipient Information

Individual

See the Grant of Arms to William Proctor Elms, Volume III, p. 73. The recipient’s emblems were originally recorded in the records of the Canadian Heraldic Authority, Ottawa, Canada, 18 March 1996.