"--09-23"^^ . . "1967-03-05"^^ . "Military cross w bar BAR.svg"@en . "GeorgeVSilverJubileum-ribbon.png"@en . . ""@en . . . "1967-03-05"^^ . . "Your Excellency"@en . . "Vanier as an officer in the 22nd Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1918."@en . . "CdnForcesDecoration+3rosettes.PNG"@en . "Georges p vanier signature.svg"@en . "Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Greece, the Netherlands,"@en . "The bell tower of the Church of Honfleur symbolises Vanier's Catholic faith, as well serving as a reminder of the first Governor of New France, Samuel de Champlain, who set sail for the New World from Honfleur. The tree represents knowledge and growth, while the Fleur de Lys recalls Vanier's French Canadian heritage. The swords evoke Vanier's active service in the military, while the gate of La Citadelle stands not only for the Quebec residence of the Governor General, but also the base of the Royal 22e R\u00E9giment, which Vanier helped to form and later commanded at La Citadelle. The flag above the gate is the personal standard of the governor general, symbolising that Vanier served as the monarch's viceroy."@en . . . . . . . "to the Governments of"@en . "GeorgeVICoronationRibbon.png"@en . "France and Germany Star BAR.svg"@en . "BWM ribbon.jpg"@en . "Title abolished"@en . "VOStJ ribbon.png"@en . . . . . . . . "Officer, Diplomat"@en . . "1914"^^ . "1961-11-01"^^ . "Major-General Georges-Phil\u00E9as Vanier (April 23, 1888 \u2013 March 5, 1967) was a Canadian soldier and diplomat who served as Governor General of Canada, the 19th since Canadian Confederation. Vanier was born and educated in Quebec and, after earning a university degree in law, served in the Canadian army during the First World War; on the European battlefields he lost a limb, but was commended for his actions with a number of decorations from the King. Subsequently, Vanier returned to Canada and remained in the military until the early 1930s, when he was posted to diplomatic missions in Europe. With the outbreak of the Second World War, Vanier once again became active in the military, commanding troops on the home front, until the cessation of hostilities in 1945, whereupon he returned to diplo"@en . . . . . "--11-30"^^ . ""@en . "As Vanier served as governor general prior to the establishment of the Canadian Heraldic Authority, he was granted a coat of arms by the body previously responsible for heraldry in Canada: the College of Arms, in London, United Kingdom. These were later reworked by Alan Beddoe."@en . "Legion Honneur Chevalier ribbon.svg"@en . "19"^^ . "0"^^ . . "39"^^ . . "Sir"@en . "Ottawa, Ontario"@en . "1959"^^ . . "--11-05"^^ . . . "Africa Star.gif"@en . . "PC DSO MC* CD"@en . . "FIAT VOLUNTAS DEI"@en . . . "Major-General Georges-Phil\u00E9as Vanier (April 23, 1888 \u2013 March 5, 1967) was a Canadian soldier and diplomat who served as Governor General of Canada, the 19th since Canadian Confederation. Vanier was born and educated in Quebec and, after earning a university degree in law, served in the Canadian army during the First World War; on the European battlefields he lost a limb, but was commended for his actions with a number of decorations from the King. Subsequently, Vanier returned to Canada and remained in the military until the early 1930s, when he was posted to diplomatic missions in Europe. With the outbreak of the Second World War, Vanier once again became active in the military, commanding troops on the home front, until the cessation of hostilities in 1945, whereupon he returned to diplomatic circles. He was in 1959 appointed as governor general by Queen Elizabeth II, on the recommendation of Prime Minister of Canada John Diefenbaker, to replace Vincent Massey as viceroy, and he occupied the post until his death in 1967. Vanier proved to be a popular governor general, with his war record earning respect from the majority of Canadians; though, as a Quebecer, he was met with hostility by Quebec separatists."@en . "Georges Vanier"@en . "The tower of the Church of St. Catherine at Honfleur with buttresses all Or."@en . . . "1888-04-23"^^ . "ElizabethIICoronationRibbon.png"@en . . "Governor General of Canada"@en . "Norway, Poland, and Yugoslavia in Exile"@en . "Georges-Phil\u00E9as Vanier"@en . "Dso-ribbon.png"@en . "(His Excellency Major-General the Right Honourable)"@en . . "His Excellency the Right Honourable"@en . . "Canada"@en . "Victory medal ribbon.png"@en . . . "Canadian Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary"@en . . . . "Governor General of Canada"@en . . . . . "Georges Vanier"@en . "Montreal, Quebec"@en . "Or with a Chevron pale Azure and eight bars Gules charged with two swords Or and in chief a tree proper between sinister a Fleur de Lys Azure and dexter a clover proper, in point the gate of La Citadelle of Quebec surmounted by the standard of the Governor General of Canada proper."@en . "106"^^ . . "--11-22"^^ . . "US_Legion_of_Merit_Chief_Commander_ribbon.png"@en . . . "Defence Medal ribbon.png"@en . . "Votre Excellence"@en . . "160"^^ . . . "1959-09-15"^^ . . . . . . . . . . "Monsieur"@en . "Roman Catholicism"@en . "1914"^^ . "New title"@en . "Son Excellence le tr\u00E8s honorable"@en . "--12-12"^^ .