The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag with characters in black ink translating as the traditional wish for long lasting good fortune in war and 'A gift to Mr Ajiwa from Mr Kagohashi Kyubei'. Along the top edge in large lettering is the wording, '2/9th Field Battery', while the bottom edge bears the wording, 'New Guinea 1942'. Many members of the 9th Battery of 2/5 Field Regiment have signed the flag after its capture.
Captured during the Milne Bay campaign by members of 9th Battery, 2/5th Australian Field Regiment. The flag, which was taken from the body of a dead Japanese soldier, was captured around 4 September 1942.
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 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 featuring numerous Japanese characters in black ink. Translation of characters: On top in large characters 'Congratulations on your going to the battlefiel
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag with numerous signatures in black ink. Apart from the traditional wish for long-lasting good fortune in war there is 'To Okuno (can also be read as Seiji)
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 slogans and signatures in black ink characters. Presented to Ito Isamu by Fujita Shinjiro, mayor of the village of Toyonishi. Apart from the tradition
