The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Anzac Day marching banner carried by members of 4 Divisional Field Ambulance Association in Anzac Day marches. The banner is of red silk with eleven faded red grosgrain ribbon tabs along the top edge to support a pole. A similar tab is located at the top and bottom of each side. The front of the banner has a painted yellow and pink ribbon scroll at the top containing the words: 'FIELD 4TH - 12TH - 13TH AMBULANCES' in gold paint with red outlines. Below this is a disk of brown silk which represents the colour patch of 4 Division Army Medical Corps units. This is above a gold painted Rising Sun badge over another painted ribbon, similar to that at the top, containing the words: '4TH DIVISION A.M.C. UNITS A.I.F.' A smaller green and gold painted ribbon runs between the large ones on each side of the banner, that on the right containing, in black, the words: 'EGYPT GALLIPOLI POZIERES BULLECOURT MESSINES POLYGON WOOD', and that on the left: 'PASSCHENDAELE YPRES HAMEL VILLERS-BRETONNEUX AMIENS HINDENBURG LINE'. The reverse of the banner has, on the right hand side, a white painted flaming torch over a green wreath. Extending from the upper part of the torch is a painted ribbon scroll with the words 'WE REMEMBER THEM' in gold outlined in red. Below the ribbon, and occupying the centre of the banner, is a hand tinted photograph of stretcher bearers working in a trench. The only stretcher bearer that has been identified is 3219 Corporal George Lloyd MM, in the right of the photograph carrying the front of the stretcher. The photo, which is 435 x 485 mm, is covered with a Mylar-like plastic, and edged with gold metal thread. Along the bottom edge of the banner on the front face is a yellow chenille fringe, while on the reverse side is a fringe of blue silk.
'This banner was presented to the 4 Divisional Field Ambulance Association soon after the war by some of the former officers who had served in its units (4, 12 and 13 Field Ambulances). It was carried every year in Melbourne Anzac Day marches until 1948, when its deteriorating condition caused it to be offered by the Association to the Australian War Memorial. It was donated via Mr Harold Arthur Wiseman, formerly 13369 Private, of 12 Field Ambulance, an incapacitated veteran who was living at the Anzac Hostel in Brighton, Victoria. The hand coloured photograph featured on the reverse of the banner is said to show 'three Victorian members of the 12th Field Ambulance carrying a stretcher case. One of the three, Private Norm Sadlier (sic), was killed in action a few days later.' The man referred to is in fact 3373 Private Norman Henry Sadler, MM, of 12 Field Ambulance, a 21 year old who was killed at Contalmaison, near Pozieres, on 30 August 1916.
3219 Corporal George Lloyd MM (right) and two other unidentified stretcher bearers, one believed to be 3373 Private (Pte) Norman Henry Sadler MM (position unknown), of the 12th Field Ambulance carryi
Banner of green silk taffeta with a gold fringe along the lower edge. The words '104 C.C.S.' appear at the top in blue letters on a silver grey ribbon. Below this is the colour patch of the unit (a bl
Banner of cream polished cotton edged with gold fringe. The words 'Cloak and Dagger' and 'Special' appear at the top and bottom in pale blue, white and silver braid. In the centre is a red letter 'Z'
Thirty Niners Association Anzac Day marching banner made of artificial silk with a yellow cotton fringe. The banner is divided vertically into even segments of red, white and purple. In the centre pan
5 Machine Gun Battalion Association banner. The banner is made from two layers of black cotton fabric, edged on all sides with a 50 mm yellow furniture fringe. There are black and yellow screen printe
Yellow cotton ANZAC Day marching banner of 2/2 Australian Anti-Tank Regiment Association. The banner has a pocket running the length of the top seam and seven stitched loops down each side to retain
Rectangular Anzac Day marching banner used by former members of 2/2 Army Field Workshops, AIF. The banner is made of unbleached calico with stitched-on coloured cotton squares forming a red on blue on
