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725 (Glace Bay) Communication Squadron

Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
Approval of a Badge
February 20, 2009
Vol. V, p. 426

Badge of the 725 (Glace Bay) Communications Squadron
Badge of the 725 (Glace Bay) Communications Squadron Badge of the 725 (Glace Bay) Communications Squadron

Badge of the 725 (Glace Bay) Communications Squadron

Blazon

Argent four Marconi communication towers Sable issuant from a base per fess crested Or and Azure;

Symbolism

The design evokes the rich history of communications in Glace Bay, especially the role that the community played in trans-Atlantic communications. It honours the work of Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937) who, in December 1902, transmitted the first complete wireless messages to Poldhu, Cornwall, from Glace Bay, Nova Scotia.

Motto of the 725 (Glace Bay) Communications Squadron

Blazon

COMMUNICATIONES CUM PERSEVERANTIA;

Symbolism

Meaning “Communications with persistence”.

Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the letters patent was made on December 12, 2009 in Volume 143, page 3683 of the Canada Gazette.
Letters patent approving the Badge of the 725 (Glace Bay) Communications Squadron Letters patent approving the Badge of the 725 (Glace Bay) Communications Squadron Letters patent approving the Badge of the 725 (Glace Bay) Communications Squadron Letters patent approving the Badge of the 725 (Glace Bay) Communications Squadron

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