The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Japanese national flag with two sewn on cotton tapes, one at each end of the fly, and in the centre a red sewn on disc (hinomaru) 35cm in diameter. The circle is sewn into a hole cut in the flag's body. Thirteen centimetres from the fly edge is the word 'BALIKPAPAN' in black ink block letters. On the opposite side of the hinomaru is a line of twelve Japanese characters in black ink. These refer to 'all illegitimate' children of Japanese soldiers. Although the characters are Japanese they appear to have been written by a non-Japanese speaker who has copied characters out of a dictionary. Some of them are not quite correct and the grammar is also imperfect.
Said to have been brought back to Australia by an unknown Australian soldier who had been a prisoner of war of the Japanese.
Japanese national flag with separately sewn in hinomaru (red disc). There are numerous autographs written in black ink as well as printed red seals. These are all written in Chinese. The signatures in
Cotton national flag with separately sewn-in central red disc. Large black ink characters down the hoist side of the flag translate as 'Selfless devotion to your country'. Around the central disc in a
Japanese soldier's printed silk, autographed national flag, written in black ink characters. The four large characters around the edge of red central disc translate as 'To the glory of Japanese streng
Rectangular shaped Japanese flag with centrally printed hinomaru (rising sun). On the flag are many hand written inscriptions, including patriotic phrases and signatures in Japanese. Along the top of
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag. The white background ground of the flag bears numerous Japanese signatures written in black ink together with the traditional wish for long-lasting good f
Printed silk Japanese national flag. 'BALIKPAPAN 1945 2/1 AUST PIONEER BATTALION' is written in ink above the Hinomaru. On the left hand side is written in ink, as recorded; 'L Seymour Lakemba', 'PJ
