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Sergeant Major Douglas
Mason Childs
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Registered: The
International Register
of Arms, 22nd March
2007. Registration No.
0098.
Arms:
Per pale Azure and
Gules, a pale Argent,
over all two battle axes
in saltire
counterchanged,
accompanied in base with
a torch Gules.
Crest:
A monogram Chi Rho Gules
[Mantling Dexter Gules,
sinister Azure, both
doubled Argent with a
wreath of three colours]
Motto:
Semper Caelum Intuere
(Look Always to the Sky)
Private Registration:
American
College of Heraldry 15th
March 2007, Reg No.
3025.
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In
the tinctures of the
shield the armiger chose
to reflect his heritage,
red white and blue being
the colours of his
country’s flag. These
colours also reflect the
countries of his
family’s origin, namely:
Ireland, England and
France.
The charges upon the
shield (crossed Axes or
Halberds) were chosen to
represent his vocation
and also allude to the
arms borne by the first
Non Commissioned
Officers of the United
States of America and
early European armies;
representing the
execution of military
duty and protection of
national values. The
addition of a Torch
signifies the light of
faith, seeking
knowledge, and truth. A
Torch passed through the
generations of his
family. This symbol
recognises the vocations
of teacher, educator,
and instructor which are
common in the armiger’s
family.
The armiger’s crest
alludes to his faith in
God which, as a
Christian, compelled him
to add the Greek
“Chi-Rho” (Monogram of
Christ) or Constantine’s
“Labarum” (In Hoc Signo
Vinces). This symbol was
put on the crest to
identify the
pre-eminence of the
faith in all that he
does and identifies his
religious heritage.
The Motto: “Semper
Caelum Intuere” (Look
Always to the Sky) was
the personal motto of
his father (from his
hobby of astronomy) and
expresses the eternal
optimism of his spirit.
This also recognised
that through faith all
things are possible, and
the armiger’s belief in
the second coming of
Christ.
Sergeant Major Childs is
a member of The American
Legion, the Veterans of
Foreign Wars, the
Knights of Columbus, and
The Honourable Order of
Kentucky Colonels.
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Douglas Mason Childs
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