Arms of Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander
Arms of Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander
Blazon
Per pale Argent and Sable a chevron and in base a crescent counterchanged, on a canton Azure a harp Or;
The Arms are shown ensigned by the coronet of a viscount;
The Arms are shown ensigned by the coronet of a viscount;
Symbolism
These are the arms of the Irish earls of Caledon, from whom Lord Alexander is descended.
Crest of Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander
Blazon
A dexter arm in armour embowed the hand holding a sword proper bendwise hilt and pommel Or;
Symbolism
This crest is that of the Irish earls of Caledon.
Motto of Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander
Blazon
PER MARE PER TERRAS PER ASTRA;
Symbolism
This Latin phrase, meaning “By sea, by land, by the stars,” is an adaptation of the traditional motto of the Irish earls of Caledon, Per mare per terras.
Supporters of Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander
Blazon
Dexter a piper of the Irish Guards holding under his sinister arm a bagpipe, sinister a sepoy of the 3rd Battalion 2nd Punjab Regiment holding in his sinister hand a rifle proper, each charged on the shoulder with an escutcheon barry nebuly of six Argent and Azure;
* The supporters are shown standing on a grassy compartment proper;
* The supporters are shown standing on a grassy compartment proper;
Symbolism
The piper of the Irish Guards alludes to Lord Alexander’s long association with this regiment. The sepoy represents his military service in India, and the fact that he was made Honorary Colonel of the 3rd Battalion of the 2nd Punjab Regiment in 1937. The shields on their shoulders bearing the white and blue patterns are taken from the formation patch of the 15th Army Group, an Allied military formation responsible for the Italian Campaign, and which Lord Alexander commanded from 1942 to 1944.
