Donated to the Imperial War Museum, this particular Ensign was loaned to the Canadian War Museum fromĢ005 to 2008. In one example, Lieutenant-Colonel Lorn Tudor, commanding officer of the 5th Canadian Infantry Battalion, carried an Ensign, likely in his pack, during several battles in 1917, including theĪssault on Vimy Ridge. Many veterans reported seeing the Canadian Red Ensign being carried by Canadian soldiers during the First World War Įven though, officially, Canada fought under the Union Jack. It was replaced by the Union Jack during a period of imperial ascendancy this was brought on, in part, by Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee in 1897 and by the South African War. Surmounted by a beaver, or topped by a crown with a wreath of roses, thistles and shamrocks.īy the early 20th century, however, the Canadian Red Ensign was lowered from atop the Parliament Buildings. That time (not just the original four provinces) others depicted the arms surrounded by a wreath of maple leaves, or maple and oak leaves, Some bore the coats of arms of all the provinces in Confederation at Several designs were unofficially produced before and after 1892. ( See also Provincial and Territorial Emblems.)īy 1892, the Ensign had already been used unofficially for more than two decades to represent Canada at sea and on land. New Brunswick and Nova Scotia on the half farthest from the flagpole (the fly).
In 1868 this coat of arms contained the arms of Ontario, Quebec,
The Canadian Red Ensign was authorized for use by Canadian-registered merchant ships by an Admiralty warrant issued on 2 February 1892. Fry1989 | (courtesy Wikimedia Commons/Fry1989) Initial Adoption and Usage
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