Bruce W. Beatty

Bruce Wilbur Beatty, CM SOM CD FRHSC, (July 6, 1922 – March 21, 2011) was a Canadian graphic designer best known as being chiefly responsible for designing the emblems of the Canadian Honours System, starting with the badge of the Order of Canada in 1967. The emblem is the shape of a snowflake – just as every snowflake is different, so is every member of the Order. As of 2004, he had been in attendance at every Order investiture ceremony. Beatty was made a member of the order in 1990. In 1977 he was made a Fellow of the Royal Heraldry Society of Canada.

Bruce W. Beatty CM SOM CD FRHSC
Born	Bruce Wilbur Beatty (1922-07-06)July 6, 1922 Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died	March 21, 2011(2011-03-21) (aged 88) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Occupation(s)	Graphic designer, airman, civil servant
Known for	Designing medals, decorations, and military insignia
Notable work	Order of Canada
Military career
Service / branch	Royal Canadian Air Force
Years of service	1941 – c. 1977

Beatty was also responsible for creating the emblem of the Order of British Columbia during the 1980s and made alterations to the Victoria Cross for the Canadian Honour System in 1993. He has lectured to the Monarchist League of Canada.

Beatty died on March 21, 2011.^[1]

In 2012, Captain Beatty was posthumously awarded the Saskatchewan Order of Merit.^[2][3]

Honours and arms

Honours

Appointments

• Fellow of the Royal Heraldry Society of Canada (1977 – March 21, 2011)
• Commander of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
• Member of the Order of Canada (April 20, 1990 – March 21, 2011)
• Member of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit (2011; posthumous)

Medals

• Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and bar
• Special Service Medal
• Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal (1953)
• Canadian Centennial Medal (1967)
• Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal (1977)
• 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal (1992)
• Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal (2002)
• Canadian Forces' Decoration and two bars
• Service Medal of the Order of St John

Arms

Coat of arms of Bruce W. Beatty

Adopted Granted by the College of Arms on September 1, 1982. Registered by the Canadian Heraldic Authority on November 12, 1991. Crest A white fox (Alopex lagopus) in its winter guise sejant proper winged Or Escutcheon Or a tau cross Azure thereon a bee proper Motto LOYAL THEN LOYAL STILL

References

1. "Archived copy" (PDF). gg.ca. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. "Saskatchewan Order of Merit | Heritage, Honours and Awards".
3. "The Governor General of Canada".

External links

• Order of Canada citation
• List of fellows of the Royal Heraldry Society of Canada
• speech by Adrienne Clarkson thanking Beatty
• Image of Beatty at the 100 Order of Canada investiture
• Bruce Beatty was the man behind the Order of Canada," Obituary, The Globe and Mail, 22 May 2011