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John Michael Allen-Petrie OBE (born 5 July 1980) is an officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. [1] Born in Canada, he was appointed Rouge Croix Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary in 2013, [2] [3] and Windsor Herald of Arms in Ordinary in 2019. [4] He was made an OBE in the 2021 New Year Honours, and a Commander of the Order of St John (CStJ) in 2023. [5] He took part in the Royal Procession at the 2023 Coronation. [6]
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Sir Albert William Woods was an English officer of arms, who served as Garter Principal King of Arms from 1869 to 1904. The Woods family has a strong tradition of service at the College of Arms. Albert Woods was the son of Sir William Woods, Garter King of Arms from 1838 until his death in 1842. Likewise, the grandson of Albert Woods was Sir Gerald Woods Wollaston, who also rose to the rank of Garter King of Arms and served there from 1930 until 1944.
Windsor Herald of Arms in Ordinary is an officer of arms at the College of Arms in London.
Rouge Dragon Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary is a junior officer of arms of the College of Arms, instituted by Henry VII on 29 October 1485, the eve of his coronation, in reference to the royal badge, the red dragon of Cadwaladr.
Portcullis Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary is a junior officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. The office is named after the Portcullis chained Or badge of the Beauforts, which was a favourite device of King Henry VII. King Henry's mother was Lady Margaret Beaufort. The office was instituted around 1485, probably at the time of Henry's coronation. The badge of office is very similar to that of Somerset Herald of Arms in Ordinary, the latter being ensigned with the Royal Crown. The earliest recorded Portcullis Pursuivant was James or Jacques Videt, who was the plaintiff in a Common Pleas case in 1498 and again in 1500.
Rouge Croix Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary is a junior officer of arms of the College of Arms. He is said to be the oldest of the four pursuivants in ordinary. The office is named after St George's Cross which has been a symbol of England since the time of the Crusades.
David Vines White is an officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. Since 2021, he has served as Garter Principal King of Arms.
Sir Walter John George Verco was a long-serving officer of arms who served in many capacities at the College of Arms in London.
Sir Thomas Woodcock FRHSC is a genealogist who served as Garter Principal King of Arms at the College of Arms from 2010 to 2021.
Patric Laurence Dickinson is a former English officer of arms. He served as Clarenceux King of Arms from 2010 until 2021. He has worked at the College of Arms in London since 1968.
Sir Henry Farnham Burke, (1859–1930) was a long-serving Anglo-Irish officer of arms at the College of Arms in London.
Sir Gerald Woods Wollaston was a long-serving officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. Wollaston's family had a firm tradition at the College of Arms. Wollaston's great-grandfather was Sir William Woods, Garter Principal King of Arms from 1838 until his death in 1842. His grandfather was Sir Albert William Woods who held the same post from 1869 to 1904.
Sir Algar Henry Stafford Howard was a senior British Army officer and long-serving officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. He served as the Garter Principal King of Arms from 1944 to 1950 before retiring. He was the third consecutive Fitzalan Pursuivant of Arms Extraordinary to attain the highest rank at the College of Arms.
Sir Arthur William Steuart Cochrane was a long-serving Officer of Arms at the College of Arms in London.
Sir John Dunamace Heaton-Armstrong was a long-serving English officer of arms at the College of Arms in London.
John Riddell Bromhead Walker was a soldier and long-serving English officer of arms at the College of Arms in London.
Timothy Hugh Stewart Duke, FSA is an officer of arms at the College of Arms in London.
Robert John Baptist Noel is an officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. Formerly the Bluemantle Pursuivant, then the Lancaster Herald, he has been Norroy and Ulster King of Arms since April 2021.
Rodney Onslow Dennys, was a British foreign service operative and long-serving officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. During World War II he served in the Intelligence Corps of the British Army.
Major-General Alastair Andrew Bernard Reibey Bruce, is a journalist and television correspondent, and a senior British Army reservist and officer of arms in the Royal Household. He commanded the TA Media Operations Group before being appointed Governor of Edinburgh Castle in 2019.
Christopher John Fletcher-Vane is a former officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. The second son of William Fletcher-Vane, 1st Baron Inglewood, he was for many years a barrister in Newcastle upon Tyne. He was appointed Portcullis Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary in 2012, and Chester Herald of Arms in Ordinary in 2017. He took part in the royal procession at the coronation of Charles III in May 2023, and retired from the College of Arms in September 2023.
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