The West Nova Scotia Regiment, Canadian Army

THE WEST NOVA SCOTIA REGIMENT, CANADIAN ARMY

(Badge)

(Regimental Colours)

Official blazon

Badge: Argent on an escutcheon Argent fimbriated Or a saltire Azure between in chief a church on a mount, in base a schooner proper set on barry wavy Argent and Azure, and in the flanks two mayflowers leaved proper, all within an annulus Azure edged and inscribed WEST NOVA SCOTIA REGIMENT and SEMPER FIDELIS in letters Or, ensigned by the Royal Crown proper and resting upon a scroll Azure edged and inscribed CANADA, the whole surmounting a mullet of eight points Or.
Motto: Semper fidelis.

Regimental Colours: Azure a torteau charged with an escutcheon Argent bearing a saltire Azure between in chief a church on a mount, in base a schooner proper set on barry wavy Azure and Argent, and in the flanks a mayflower leaved proper, and encircled by an annulus Gules edged and inscribed THE WEST NOVA SCOTIA REGIMENT in letters Or, between two branches of autumnal maple leaves proper bound in base by a ribbon Gules surmounted by a scroll Argent inscribed SEMPER FIDELIS in letters Sable, and ensigned by the Royal Crown proper, the whole environed by two laurel branches in saltire Or fructed Gules bearing scrolls Argent edged Or inscribed in letters Sable on the dexter with DEFENCE OF CANADA, 1812 - 15; HILL 70; AMIENS; PURSUIT TO MONS; CATENANUOVA; THE SANGRO; HITLER LINE; LAMONE CROSSING; NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 1945; and on the sinister with ARRAS, 1917, ’18; YPRES, 1917; HINDENBURG LINE; LANDING IN SICILY; POTENZA; THE GULLY; GOTHIC LINE; RIMINI LINE; AFGHANISTAN;

Origin/meaning

The crown represents service to the Sovereign. The shield includes several symbols of Nova Scotia. The saltire or cross of St. Andrew, the patron saint of Scotland, refers to the province’s Scottish heritage; the mayflower is the province’s floral emblem; the schooner, inspired by the famous Bluenose, symbolizes the seafaring communities of the South shore, and the church represents the memorial church at Grand-Pré and thus the Annapolis Valley in general and the province’s Acadian heritage. “WEST NOVA SCOTIA REGIMENT” is a form of the regimental title and “SEMPER FIDELIS” is the motto of the regiment. The Motto translates as “Always faithful”.

The Blazon of the Badge was confirmed by the Canadian Heraldric Authority on July 15, 2008.

Literature: Image from https://www.canada.ca/en/services/defence/caf/military-identity-system/canadian-forces-badges/