Roy Alexander Woods

Registered: The International Register of Arms, 1st April 2020. Registration No. 0541. (Vol.3)

Arms: Argent, sailing upon a base engrailed Azure, a lymphad Proper, the sail Or fimbriated Gules, flying from the mast-head a pennon Vert, from the bow a pennon Gules and from the stern a banner Azure a saltire Argent.

Crest: An oak tree eradicated Proper fructed Or.

Motto: Tutus Si Fortis.

Private Registration: 23rd April 2015. Heraldry Institute of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Resolution N015A2, Volume 3.

The whole achievement respects (and is practically a reversal of) the armorial bearings of Wood of Largo viz: Argent, an oak tree Vert eradicated Proper fructed Or; Crest - A ship under sail Proper. Sir Andrew Wood of Largo, Fife, was Admiral to Kings James lll & lV of Scotland.

The oak tree of the crest represents and is an obvious pun on the strong and well-established family name of Woods.

The lymphad represents an ancient Scottish galleon sailing on the ocean, illustrating the Woods family ancestry with Scotland. The galleon also represents the family's long association with HM Coastguard Service who are responsible for public safety on the shoreline and out at sea.

The motto translates as " safe if brave".
 

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