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flag, ensign

human history
  • Other Name

    British White Ensign, WW1 (flag name)

    Motor Launch Pahoe (ML 555) (associated name)

  • Description

    British White Ensign; rectangle shape with damage to the right side which has obscures the shape; white base with red cross and union jack in the top left corner; flag has been greyed from a smoke screen;

    from Motor Launch Pahoe (ML555), Dover Patrol, WW1

  • Place
    [United Kingdom]
  • Associated Place

    Dover/Kent/England

  • Accession Number
    1932.462
  • Accession Date
    1932
  • Other Id

    F057 (flag)

    W0593 (war)

  • Department

    History

    War History

flag, ensign, 1932.462, F057, W0593

Images and documents

Images

  • flag, ensign, 1932.462, F057, W0593
  • flag, ensign, 1932.462, F057, W0593
  • flag, ensign, 1932.462, F057, W0593
  • flag, ensign, 1932.462, F057, W0593
  • flag, ensign, 1932.462, F057, W0593

Artefact

  • Credit Line
    Collection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, F057
  • Primary Maker

     unknown (Flag maker)

  • Place
    [United Kingdom]
  • Date
    [1914-1918]
  • Associated Notes

    British White Ensign from Motor Launch Pahoe (ML555), Dover Patrol, WW1

    The Dover Patrol was a Royal Navy command during WW1, which played a significant role in blocking German shipping and which and took part in raid on Zeebrugge carried out in 1918.

    Saddler Andrew Gilmore Carnahan of 72 Victoria Rd, Devonport, Auckland, enlisted on 21 August 1918 with the Field Artillery, embarking with the Main Body, 1NZEF, on 16 October. He served on Gallipoli and later on the Western Front, receiving a promotion to the rank Sergeant in 1916.

    In January 1918 Carnahan was commissioned into the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNVR).

  • Associated Event
    WW1; 1914-1918
  • Associated Person

     Pahoe 555

     Mr A G Carnahan

     Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

  • Associated Place

    Dover/Kent/England

  • Associated Date
    [1918]
  • Period

    World War 1, 1914-18/Wars

  • Media

    cloth

  • Measurement Description
    2'4" x 3'6"
  • Measurement Reading

    711mm

    1067mm

  • Subject Category

    naval warfare/wars

  • Classification

    Flag

    Organisational Objects

    Ceremonial Artifacts

    08 Communication Artifacts

    flag, ensign

    flag

  • Last Update
    15 May 2023
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