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The Flags of ANZAC |
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Red wool bunting flag with white cross of St
George. The upper left canton has been stencilled in white paint 'AUS.I.F.'.
There is extensive staining beneath this where a word in white lettering
(unreadable) has been over-painted in red oil based paint. This paint has
bled into the the surrounding red fabric and part of the upper arm of the
white cross. This flag was carried on a lance by
Lieutenant General Sir John Monash during the Victory Parade held in
London on 19 July 1919. |
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A
flag carried by Lt J C Ewan DCM MC MM through Egypt and France. As a
winner of the MM and the MC, Ewan must have risen through the
ranks |
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This
Australian Blue Ensign was made in England, privately and by hand and
was posted to Pte Verdi Schwinghammer of the 42nd Battalion AIF. It flew in
the trenches on Christmas Day 1917. |
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The
personal flag of the Commander of Australian Forces in WW2, General Tom
Blamey. |
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This flag was raised by
signallers of Company Headquarters, 'C' Company, 3
RAR, on Hill 323 in
the Long Hai Hills, Vietnam, during Operation Pinnaroo on 19 March,
1968. The company had been warned for a move up the hill by foot through
suspected minefields to secure a landing zone for the insertion of 'A'
Company. The flag was carried up the hill by the signallers and raised
on top of a high rock at the top of Hill 323.
- A note of interest is that
shortly after the raising the flag, Battalion Headquarters received a
request for ground clearance from a US warship lying off shore to enable
them to shoot at a 'VC flag which has just been raised'.
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| RAF
Ensign as used by RAAF until 1935 |
RAAF
Ensign,
1935 to 1948 |
RAAF
Ensign,
1948 to 1982 |
RAAF
Ensign,
1982 . . . |
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The dark blue represents the
Royal Australian Navy, (RAN), the red
represents the Australian Army, and the
light blue represents the Royal Australian Air Force. (RAAF).
The Federation Star is on top with the RAN anchor, the crossed swords
of Army and the RAAF eagle, all with a boomerang base.
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The
Defence Force Ensign. |
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