Arms of Wilfred Joseph MacDougald
Arms of Wilfred Joseph MacDougald
Blazon
Quarterly 1st per bend Argent and Azure a lion rampant per bend Gules and Argent, 2nd Or a dexter hand couped fesswise grasping a cross crosslet fitché Gules, 3rd Or a lymphad sails furled Sable above a quill pen fesswise Vert, 4th per bend Argent and Or a sprig of oak Vert fructed Or, overall on a pale Gules three barrulets Or surmounted by a sword proper hilt and pommel Or;
Symbolism
The Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. This design with a lion, a hand holding a cross and a ship in the first three quarters is based on the Scottish arms of Macdonald, of which MacDougald is a sept. The sword in the added central stripe indicates Lieutenant-Colonel MacDougald’s service in the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry.
Crest of Wilfred Joseph MacDougald
Blazon
A lion’s gamb erased palewise Vert grasping a rod terminating in a fleur-de-lis Argent;
Symbolism
The Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. This design is based on the crest of the Scottish arms of Macdonald, composed of a hand holding a cross.
Motto of Wilfred Joseph MacDougald
Blazon
VINCERE VEL MORI;
Symbolism
This Latin phrase means “To conquer or to die”.