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The Grey and Simcoe Foresters

Barrie, Ontario
Confirmation of the blazon of a Badge
October 15, 2008
Vol. V, p. 353

Badge of The Grey and Simcoe Foresters
Badge of The Grey and Simcoe Foresters Badge of The Grey and Simcoe Foresters

Badge of The Grey and Simcoe Foresters

Blazon

A pomme charged with a stag lodged on a mount within a circle of autumnal maple leaves proper overall on either side a scroll Vert inscribed GREY & SIMCOE in letters Argent, the whole surmounting a Maltese cross pommé Argent ensigned by the Royal Crown proper and resting on a scroll Vert inscribed FORESTERS in letters Argent;

Symbolism

The maple leaves represent service to Canada, and the crown, service to the Sovereign. The badge of the regiment is styled on that of their former British allied regiment The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment now, through amalgamation, The Mercian Regiment), whose badge, in turn, was based on that of the 95th (Derbyshire) Regiment, which featured a Maltese cross (based on the insignia of the Royal Guelphic Order), and that of the 45th (Nottinghamshire - Sherwood Foresters) Regiment, which featured a stag. The words “GREY & SIMCOE” and “FORESTERS” are a form of the regimental title.

Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the letters patent was made on March 21, 2009 in Volume 143, page 693 of the Canada Gazette.
Letters patent confirming the blazon of the Badge of The Grey and Simcoe Foresters Letters patent confirming the blazon of the Badge of The Grey and Simcoe Foresters Letters patent confirming the blazon of the Badge of The Grey and Simcoe Foresters Letters patent confirming the blazon of the Badge of The Grey and Simcoe Foresters

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