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flag, regimental

human history
  • Other Name

    New Zealand ensign - Regimental flag of the 18th NZ Armoured Regiment, WW2

  • Description

    flag; new zealand flag; rectangle shape; navy blue base with union jack crosses in red and white at the top left corner and the southern cross stars on the right; Regimental flag of the 18th NZ Armoured Regt. carried in action during WW2.

  • Place
    [New Zealand]
  • Accession Number
    1958.69
  • Accession Date
    1958
  • Other Id

    F038 (flag)

    W1284 (war)

  • Department

    History

    War History

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Images

  • flag, regimental, 1958.69, F038, W1284, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • flag, regimental, 1958.69, F038, W1284, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • flag, regimental, 1958.69, F038, W1284, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • flag, regimental, 1958.69, F038, W1284, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • flag, regimental, 1958.69, F038, W1284, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • flag, regimental, 1958.69, F038, W1284, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • flag, regimental, 1958.69, F038, W1284, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • flag, regimental, 1958.69, F038, W1284, © Auckland Museum CC BY

Artefact

  • Credit Line
    Collection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, F038
  • Primary Maker

     unknown (Flag maker)

  • Place
    [New Zealand]
  • Date
    [1939-1942]
  • Associated Notes

    Regimental flag of 18 NZ Armoured Regt. carried in action during WW2. The flag was taken by Capt. Barrance as a souvenir when the regiment was disbanded in Italy in 1945. Donor uncertain of when it became the Regimental Flag, but is "sure that it is the one we took to Italy in 1943.

    " The 18th NZ Armoured Regiment was originally the 18th Auckland Battalion of the 1st Echelon, formed in September 1939 and after the end of El Alamein in 1942 the battalion became part of the 4 NZ Armoured Brigade, changing its name to 18 NZ Armoured Regiment. The flag was presented by Lt.Col. Kelvin Brown on behalf of members of the Regiment.

  • Associated Event
    WW2; 1939-1945
  • Associated Date
    1939-1945
  • Media

    [cotton textile]

    [metal]/inorganic material

  • Measurement Description
    3'0" x 6'0"
    885mm x 1785mm
  • Measurement Reading

    885mm

    1785mm

  • Classification

    flag, ensign

    flag

    Flag, Ensign

    Flag, Maritime

    Flag

    Organisational Objects

    Ceremonial Artifacts

    08 Communication Artifacts

  • Last Update
    15 Aug 2023
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