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  • Other Name

    seized swastika flag embroidered with signatures, WW2 (descriptive name)

    21 Battalion, 2NZEF (associated name)

  • Description

    seized swastika flag embroidered with 71 signatures of members of 21 Infantry Battalion in Italy. Signatures appear to be embriodered over top of orignal handwriting.

  • Accession Number
    2019.62.126
  • Accession Date
    19 Sep 2019
  • Department

    History

    War History

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Images

  • flag, 2019.62.126, Photographed 13 Jan 2020, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • flag, 2019.62.126, Photographed 13 Jan 2020, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • flag, 2019.62.126, Photographed 13 Jan 2020, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • flag, 2019.62.126, Photographed 13 Jan 2020, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • flag, 2019.62.126, Photographed 13 Jan 2020, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • flag, 2019.62.126, Photographed 13 Jan 2020, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • flag, 2019.62.126, Photographed 13 Jan 2020, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • flag, 2019.62.126, Photographed 13 Jan 2020, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • flag, 2019.62.126, Photographed 13 Jan 2020, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • flag, 2019.62.126, Photographed 13 Jan 2020, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • flag, 2019.62.126, Photographed 13 Jan 2020, © Auckland Museum CC BY

Artefact

  • Credit Line
    Collection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 2019.62.126
    Gift of 21st Battalion Association
  • Collection
    21 Battalion Association
  • Date
    1939-1945
  • Associated Person

     William Howlett

     Frank Wheatley

     Herbert Taylor

     Kenneth Villis

     Terence Ellis

     Richard Keighley

     Robert Jamieson

     Jack Gardner

     Patrick Edmonds

     James Taylor

  • Period

    World War 2/Wars

  • Signature/marks

    68559. A.H. KEATS (embroidered)

    22096 / J.R. NIXON (embroidered)

    23788 H.H. PROUT. EX.DIV.CAV. A COY. 21ST (embroidered)

    21579 R.A. JENNINGS W.O.II (embroidered)

    A.A. McRAE / 620420 (embroidered)

    26360. PTE HS BURGESS (embroidered)

    D G HARVEY 62026 (embroidered)

    C.H. DRURY 235828 (embroidered)

    PTE W JOHNSTON / 23581 (embroidered)

    W R McLEOD 22291 (embroidered)

    20093 PTE TAYLOR (embroidered)

    443659 PTE I [McBRIDE] (embroidered)

    635182 PTE K BEAVER (embroidered)

    62942 W A REYNOLDS / WOI (embroidered)

    26518 PTE [E]. OSBORNE. (embroidered)

    65643. PTE L CARIGAN (embroidered)

    22767 / Sgt D G SURRELL (embroidered)

    [PT. CO PINE 283533] (embroidered)

    61694[2] BONNET / CPL (embroidered)

    458638 [...] (embroidered)

    20562 [...] (embroidered)

    21664 D McLAREN (embroidered)

    [214265 COLLINS] (embroidered)

    ES Harvey / 63301 (embroidered)

    BWE Smith 63374 (embroidered)

    21323 T. JAMIESON SgT (embroidered)

    62216 SgT. A. V. SHALFOON (embroidered)

    62261 Sgt R THOMPSON (embroidered)

    25130 Cpl EW [Edwards] (embroidered)

    62150 PTE RB PARKER (embroidered)

    21272 PTE TW Ellis (embroidered)

    62311 PTE TL McMullen (embroidered)

    62057 PTE E A [JONES] (embroidered)

    21544 PTE J TAYLOR (embroidered)

    George H Haw[...] / 2516[...] (embroidered)

    64[...]22 [...] (embroidered)

    FP Harrison PTE / 62025 (embroidered)

    62065 CPL JC Kenworthy (embroidered)

    PTE. P.W. MARSH / 64132 (embroidered)

    PTE T FARNAN 61972 (embroidered)

    65098 PTE C NICHOLSON (embroidered)

    588047 PTE J.McLAREN (embroidered)

    [E]. REED 22056 (embroidered)

    21565 DAVIES RR (embroidered)

    W.E von SCHRAMM / 22239 (embroidered)

    [500907] / Pte I H L BLACK (embroidered)

    63308 / PTE T. GOODALL (embroidered)

    40015 SgT KEELING (embroidered)

    22512 EA WATSON (embroidered)

    62049 / A R JEFRIES (embroidered)

    E KING 391433 (embroidered)

    70088 L L ALLEN / PTE (embroidered)

    22697. L.[L.PARRIS] / Sgt (embroidered)

    373343 PTE. F. MATHESON. (embroidered)

    21578 CPL. C.A. IVICEVICH (embroidered)

    463870 PTE. A VONDERSLOOT (embroidered)

    [48265 G.J.] MURRAY (embroidered)

    30545 / A E DOWTHWAITE (embroidered)

    22028 / T L FITZSIMMONS (embroidered)

    J. GARDNER / 21361 (embroidered)

    6587 PTE [FHG WHEATLEY] (embroidered)

    [21280] PTE R.A. [KEIGHLEY] (embroidered)

    W HOWLETT / 2777 (embroidered)

    462488 / [CD] JAMES (embroidered)

    21267 K. R ViLLIS PTE (embroidered)

    21427. P H EDMONDS PTE (embroidered)

    62342 Sgt. J. O'BRIEN (embroidered)

    557378 FL. BUNTING. PTE (embroidered)

    486137 H.A. Bell PTE (embroidered)

    440999 A.J. BRYANT. CPL (embroidered)

    [619207] J. SCHOFIELD PTE. (embroidered)

  • Media

    textile/inorganic material

  • Measurement Reading

    880mm

    1115mm

  • Classification

    flag, souvenir

    flag

    flag, national

    flag

    Flag

    Organisational Objects

    Ceremonial Artifacts

    08 Communication Artifacts

  • Last Update
    15 May 2023
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