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Lieutenant Commander Alan Brookman Beddoe OC , OBE , H/FHS , FHSC ( 1893 – December 2 , 1975 ) was a Canadian artist, war artist, consultant in Heraldry and founder and first President of the Heraldry Society Of Canada . Born in Ottawa, Ontario , he studied at Ashbury College . During World War I , he was captured at Second Battle Of Ypres in 1915 and spent two and half years in the Prisoner Of War camps at Gießen and Zerbst . After the war, he studied at the Art Students League Of New York . In 1925, he opened the first commercial art studio in Ottawa. He was also an expert in heraldry. In 1957, he was appointed by the Royal Canadian Navy its heraldic advisor and he was the founder and first president of the Heraldry Society of Canada. He produced dozens of badges for ships and establishments of the Royal Canadian Navy. One of his most important contributions to the heraldry of Canada was his book, ''Beddoe's Canadian Heraldry''. In 1968, he was made an Officer of the Order Of Canada . In 1943, he was made an Officer of the Order Of The British Empire for services as a War Artist . REFERENCES |
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