Delhi Herald of Arms Extraordinary was a British
officer of arms
An officer of arms is a person appointed by a sovereign or state with authority to perform one or more of the following functions:
* to control and initiate armorial matters;
* to arrange and participate in ceremonies of state;
* to conserve ...
whose office was created in 1911 for the
Delhi Durbar
The Delhi Durbar ( lit. "Court of Delhi") was an Indian imperial-style mass assembly organized by Britain at Coronation Park, Delhi, India, to mark the succession of an Emperor or Empress of India. Also known as the Imperial Durbar, it was he ...
. Though an officer of the crown, Delhi Herald Extraordinary was not a member of the corporation of the
College of Arms
The College of Arms, or Heralds' College, is a royal corporation consisting of professional Officer of Arms, officers of arms, with jurisdiction over England, Wales, Northern Ireland and some Commonwealth realms. The heralds are appointed by the ...
in
London
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and his duties were more ceremonial than heraldic.
At the time the office was created in 1911,
Brigadier-General William Peyton was appointed Delhi Herald of Arms Extraordinary, while
Captain the Hon. Malik Umar Hayat Khan was made Assistant Herald.
[Talbot, Ian, ''Khizr Tiwana, the Punjab Unionist Party and the Partition of India'', ]Oxford University Press
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, 2002 Later heraldic officers with reference to India were not appointed.
See also
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Heraldry
Heraldry is a discipline relating to the design, display and study of armorial bearings (known as armory), as well as related disciplines, such as vexillology, together with the study of ceremony, Imperial, royal and noble ranks, rank and genealo ...
*
Herald
A herald, or a herald of arms, is an officer of arms, ranking between pursuivant and king of arms. The title is commonly applied more broadly to all officers of arms.
Heralds were originally messengers sent by monarchs or noblemen ...
*
Osmond Barnes
Colonel Osmond Barnes (23 December 1834 – 20 May 1930) was a British officer of the Indian Army and Chief Herald of India.
Early life
The son of John Barnes, of Portland Place, London, and Chorleywood House, Hertfordshire, Barnes was born in ...
References
Bibliography
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O'Donoghue, Peter, ''Heralds at the Delhi Durbars'' in ''The Coat of Arms'' (journal of
The Heraldry Society
The Heraldry Society is a British organization that is devoted to studying and promoting heraldry and related subjects. In 1947, a twenty-year-old John Brooke-Little founded the Society of Heraldic Antiquaries. This name was changed to The H ...
), September 2006
External links
The College of Arms
Offices of arms
Indian heraldry
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