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Burlington, Ontario
Grant of Arms, with differences to Rupert Neil Douglas Follett, Jeremy Charles Robert Follett and William James Thomas Follett
August 15, 2013
Vol. VI, p. 261
Arms of Neil Robert Thomas FollettBlazonGules a bend embattled Argent between six escallops Or; SymbolismRed is the battle-honour colour of the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, in which Mr. Follett served. The crenellated upper edge of the bend alludes to the mural coronet in the badge of the Somerset (Prince Albert’s Own) Light Infantry, the unit in which Mr. Follett’s father, grandfather, and great-grandfather served. The scallop shells suggest the costal location of Cornwall, Mr. Follett’s ancestral home, and also the idea of religious pilgrimage, a reference to his career as a priest in the Church of England and the Anglican Church of Canada. The white bend on a red field is a feature of arms borne by people named Follett, Folet, or Folliott. |
CrestBlazonA lion rampant double-queued Gules wearing a mural crown and charged on the shoulder with an escallop Or; SymbolismThe twin-tailed lion alludes to the speed, strength and tenacity of the British Army, and in particular its light infantry in which several generations of Mr. Follett’s family served. The crenellated mural crown and the shell reinforce the symbolism of the arms. |
MottoBlazonNITERE UT EFFICIAS; SymbolismThis Latin phrase means “Strive to achieve”. |
Differenced Arms for Rupert Neil Douglas Follett, son of Neil Robert Thomas FollettBlazonThe Arms of Neil Robert Thomas debruised of a three-point label Or; This individual will inherit the Arms of the Recipient following his death; SymbolismThe symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record. |
Differenced Arms for Jeremy Charles Robert Follett, son of Neil Robert Thomas FollettBlazonThe Arms of Neil Robert Thomas Follett debruised in dexter chief of a purse Gules; SymbolismThe symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record. |
Differenced Arms for William James Thomas Follett, son of Neil Robert Thomas FollettBlazonThe Arms of Neil Robert Thomas Follett debruised in dexter chief of a torteau; SymbolismThe symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record. |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on March 22, 2014 in Volume 148, page 655 of the Canada Gazette.   |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Original concept of Neil Follett and Forrest Pass, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority. PainterRobert Grey CalligrapherDoris Wionzek Recipient TypeIndividual |