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Ottawa, Ontario
Confirmation of the blazon of a Badge
January 15, 2009
Vol. V, p. 410
Badge of H.M.C.S. CarletonBlazonBarry wavy Argent and Azure a dexter arm embowed erased proper vested of a short sleeve Gules doubled Argent, the hand grasping an arrow in bend sinister point downward proper; SymbolismThe arm holding the arrow is the crest of Sir Guy Carleton, Governor of Quebec 1768-1778. H.M.C.S. Carleton was named after the British schooner H.M.S. Carleton (1776), named in honour of Sir Guy Carleton, who is credited with having saved the colony for the British by defeating Montgomery and Arnold at Quebec on December 31st, 1775. The wavy bands symbolize the sea. |
MottoBlazonVINCEMUS ARMIS; SymbolismMeaning “We shall conquer by the arms”. |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on March 20, 2010 in Volume 144, page 441 of the Canada Gazette.   |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Not available PainterNot available CalligrapherNot applicable Recipient TypeMilitary Institution Other InformationThe badge was originally approved on 9 February 1948. |