Arms of Ralph Petley-Jones
Arms of Ralph Petley-Jones
Blazon
Argent two bendlets engrailed Sable between in chief a lion passant guardant Gules armed and langued Sable and gorged with a wreath Or and Sable and in base a Saracen's head affronty erased proper wreathed Or and Sable on a canton Sable an anchor Or all within a bordure compony Argent and Sable;
Symbolism
Mr. Petley-Jones’s arms are based on the arms of his father, Commander Evan Petley-Jones, differenced with a border alternating white and black. The arms of Commander Evan Petley-Jones were taken from the arms of his two great-grandfathers, Sir Charles Thomas Jones, Kt., of Montgomery, Powis, Wales, and Charles Carter Petley, Esq. of Riverhead, Kent, England. The shield of the Petleys has been differenced by the lion passant guardant and the Saracen’s head of Jones ancestry. The anchor in the canton is in reference to Commander Petley-Jones’s naval career.
Crest of Ralph Petley-Jones
Blazon
A cubit arm in armour erect proper garnished with a snowflake Or and grasping by the blade a scimitar point to the dexter Argent hilt and pommel Or;
Symbolism
The crest is based on the Petley arms. The arm in armour, garnished with a snowflake, and grasping a scimitar, symbolizes the family’s military service in Canada since the middle of the eighteenth century.
Motto of Ralph Petley-Jones
Blazon
ALWAYS READY;
Symbolism
ALWAYS READY.
