The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (4th Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry), Canadian Army

THE LOYAL EDMONTON REGIMENT (4TH BATTALION, PRINCESS PATRICIA'S CANADIAN LIGHT INFANTRY), CANADIAN ARMY

Official blazon

Badge: On the sails of a windmill in saltire Sable between in chief a rose proper, in base the number 49 Or and in the flanks two autumnal maple leaves, a coyote’s mask, the whole ensigned by the Royal Crown proper and resting on a scroll Sable inscribed THE LOYAL EDMONTON REGIMENT in letters Or; Motto: FEARS NO FOE;

Origin/meaning

The maple leaves symbolise service to Canada and the regiment’s perpetuated units, the 51st and 63rd Battalions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, and the crown, service to the Sovereign. The number 49 represents the service of the perpetuated unit, the 49th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, and the windmill sails allude to the battlefields in Flanders on which the battalion fought in the First World War. The coyote’s head commemorates “Lestock”, a prairie coyote presented to the regiment as a mascot prior to the 49th Battalion’s departure for overseas service in 1915. The red rose came from the badge of the former allied regiment The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) (now, through amalgamation, the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment). “THE LOYAL EDMONTON REGIMENT” is a form of the regimental title.

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