James William Forrester

Registered: The International Register of Arms, 12th July 2007. Registration No. 00115.

Arms: Argent, on a fess Azure, between three hunting horns Sable, stringed and banded Gules, the top of a palmetto tree, couped Argent.


Crest: A talbot’s head erased Argent, collared Azure, the collar charged with the top of a palmetto tree, couped Argent.

Motto: The Truth Shall Make You Free

Private Registration: The American College of Heraldry, 26th November 1992,  #1075

Further Private Registration: United States Heraldic Registry #20070705B. Collegium Heraldicum Russiae 5th April 1995  #217

The arms combine the ancient Forrester arms of three hunting horns with the Azure field and Argent palmetto tree of the South Carolina flag, where the Armiger is a 5th generation resident.

The armiger holds a BS degree in Industrial Engineering; a Master’s in Business Administration and is a Certified Safety Manager. He is retired from the chemical industry. He is the Commander (2006-2007) of the 16th South Carolina Volunteers, Sons of Confederate Veterans, and Chaplain of the Greenville Chapter of Military Order of Stars and Bars, as well as Past Chaplain for the South Carolina Division of the Military Order of Stars and Bars. He is also Captain of the 16th South Carolina Colour Guard of Honour. He is an ordained Christian minister and President of the Widowed Persons Organisation, Greenville Chapter. He is a life member of the American Radio Relay League, a Volunteer Examiner for Amateur Radio license, certified Emergency Communications volunteer, member of the American College of Heraldry, a Past Master of Ancient Free Masons of South Carolina, and a 32° Scottish Rite Mason. He is Commissioner for the Carolinas of the Clan Forrester Society, which organization he served as Vice-President for 8 years.

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