The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Printed artificial silk Japanese flag autographed in black ink characters. The characters along the hoist translate to the name of the owner, 'Abe Katsuya' and a prayer for everlasting good fortune in war. Below this are two names, Mitani Seizo and Imamoto Seiichi, two of the people who presented the flag to Abe. On the other side of the Rising Sun is the name of the Mitsubishi Fukagawa (Tokyo) metal working section and the head of the section, Inoue Shichiro.
Captured in New Britain by NX177666 Edward Newton of 37/55 Australian Infantry Battalion.
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 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 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 with signatures, slogans and poems written in black ink characters. White silk flag has inset hand-stiched hinamaru in red cotton. The name of the recipien
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag with numerous signatures. Apart from the traditional wish of long-lasting good fortune in war, the name of the soldier recipient, Yagi Katsuichi, appears b
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,
