The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag bearing signatures and slogans in written in black ink. Apart from the signatures, there is the traditional wish for long-lasting good fortune in war. The name of the owner of the flag has not been written on it. The flag has also been signed in the top right corner in purple indelible pencil by eight members of Z Special unit underneath the words 'DISARMED NIPS RANAU 23.9.45'. The signatures are for C W Ripley, H Forster, J H Veale, J A Hodges, W A Wallace, E W Gore, R B Cocks and A W Hywood. 23.9.45'.
Associated with NX110328 Corporal Leslie 'Les' Arthur Grinham who served with Z Special Force. Grinham was born in Carlton, NSW in March 1922 and enlisted on 21 August 1942. He was discharged on 4 June 1946.
This plaque was produced as part of the Australian War Memorial’s Plaque Dedication Program. This plaque was dedicated on 1 August 2016 at a ceremony held at the Australian War Memorial.
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag covered with black ink characters. The name of the recipient soldier is not given on the flag and all the writing has been executed by a single calligraphe
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag with signatures and slogans in black ink characters. Apart from the signatures they translate as the traditional 'long-lasting good fortune in war', 'do yo
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag with numerous signatures in black ink. Apart from the traditional wish of long-lasting good fortune in war and the name of the recipient, Mochizuki Mitsuo,
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag with signatures and a single slogan, the traditional wish for long-lasting good fortune in war, in black ink characters. Writing on the flag indicates that
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag. Cotton flag has a separately inset central red cotton disc and a pair of cotton tapes at each end of the hoist. There are numerous slogans and autographs
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag with slogans and signatures in black ink characters. Presented to Ito Isamu by Fujita Shinjiro, mayor of the village of Toyonishi. Apart from the tradition
