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Flag - Framed Textile, Captured Italian Flag- Benghazi, 1941

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Historical information

Captured by 2/6 BN Signals in Benghazi Libya in February 1941

Significance

Captured by 2/6 BN Signals in Benghazi Libya in February 1941

Physical description

Captured Italian Fascist flag mad of green, white and red cotton with black felt tip pen inscriptions on its white stripe.

Inscriptions & markings

" Taken at Bengasi Libya February 1941 By 2/6 BN. Signals
VX3810 W.R. ANDERSON
VX5124 CPL F. THOMPSON
VX9552 O. HUTCHINS
VX14051 Sig D.S. Beckwith
VX 3900 RON. MERRY
VX2418 R.F. PAIGE
A. CLARKE VX3530
W.D. Whipp VX11631 Adelaide
H.G. HOWARD VX1134
H.T. FRANCIS VX 5095
E. MOLESWORTH VX 14605 BRUNSWICK
V. LUNN VX 3412 GEELONG
WX 3588 X.A. HIGGINS
VX 5037 S.A. PEMBERTON
A.A.S. CAMERON GEELONG
VX 4498 T. DOWNS
VX15556 T.C. PETERSEN
VX3661 B.W. SULLIVAN CARLTON
PTE A.LONGHEED
VX7589 St. Arnaud
I.M. Cunningham VX 8416

Subjects

Identifier

D5/6-00093

Date made

1941

Languages

English

Materials

Wood, Cotton, Ink, Glass, Mineral

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Accessed 20 April 2024

This record was last updated 2 years ago

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