John Francis Archibald Pyke

Argent on a fess cotised Vert between in chief two acorns slipped and leaved and in base a cubit arm in armour proper fesswise holding a cross patonce fitché Gules, a northern pike Argent;

The green of the fess is taken from the tartan of Macdonald of Sleat, denoting Mr. Pyke’s membership in the Clan Donald. It also resembles the belt worn by practitioners of Asian martial arts, of which Mr. Pyke is an accomplished instructor. The pike is a common charge on Pyke arms in Great Britain and it is a pun on Mr. Pyke’s surname. The northern pike is native to the Thames River that flows through the city of London, Ontario, the hometown of Mr. Pyke. A fish on a fess also alludes to the former arms of the province of Nova Scotia (1868-1929), where Mr. Pyke was born, and to his many fishing ancestors. The acorns refer to the badge of Mr. Pyke’s reserve unit, the 22 (London) Service Battalion, which features two oak trees, and to the Oakridge Acres neighbourhood in London where he resides. Their number represents his two daughters. A hand clutching a red cross is a common charge on Macdonald arms. The cross patonce recalls a maple leaf, representing Mr. Pyke’s particular service to his clan in Canada.

On a plate surmounting a claymore palewise and two pikes in saltire Argent a Chinese dragon’s head erased Gules;

The Chinese dragon and the white disc refer to the crest. The claymore represents Mr. Pyke’s Scottish heritage and the pikes are another pun on his surname.

The Arms of John Francis Pyke debruised of a three-point label Or; this individual will inherit the Arms of the Recipient following his or her death;

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The Arms of John Francis Pyke within a bordure Or;

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