Arms of John Hannan McDougald
Arms of John Hannan McDougald
Blazon
Quarterly, 1st per bend Argent and Azure a lion rampant counterchanged armed and langued Gules, 2nd Or a hand couped fesswise grasping a cross-crosslet fitché Gules, 3rd Or a lymphad Sable sails furled and a beacon at the mast-head proper, 4th per bend Argent and Or a sprig of oak leaves Vert fructed Or, overall on a pale engrailed Gules three barrulets Or surmounted by a sword proper hilted and pommelled Or;
Symbolism
The arms are based on those of Mr. McDougald’s older brother, Lieutenant-Colonel Wilfred Joseph MacDougald. The design of 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 McDougald is a sept. The sword in the central stripe refers to his brother’s service in the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry. The rounded indentations on the vertical stripe, a Scottish form of differencing, indicate that Mr. McDougald is a younger brother.
Crest of John Hannan McDougald
Blazon
A lion’s gamb erased palewise Vert grasping a rod terminating in a fleur-de-lis Argent;
Symbolism
This design is based on the crest of the Scottish arms of MacDonald, composed of a hand holding a cross.
Motto of John Hannan McDougald
Blazon
VINCERE VEL MORI;
Symbolism
This Latin phrase means “To conquer or to die.”
