Summary
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 | |
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| Born | Bruce Wilbur Beatty July 6, 1922 Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Died | March 21, 2011 (aged 88) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | Graphic designer, airman, civil servant |
| Known for | Designing medals, decorations, and military insignia |
| Notable work | Order of Canada |
| Military career | |
| Service/ | 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]
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Honours edit
- 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
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References edit
External links edit
- 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