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07-02-12, 00:30
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OK enough about our different flags & flag history has been said so can we please leave the comments at that now
 
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07-02-12, 01:36
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07-02-12, 01:48
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We too have our flag issues, for similar reasons. I withheld my "opinion" which is rare for me, but I must say I thought the thread was an interesting one. I particularly enjoyed Dianaa's posts.
I am surprised Breaker Morant never came up. Is it correct that the Aussie forces have only ever fought under their own commanders since that famous event?
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07-02-12, 14:11
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Australian troops served under British command many times and in many places after those executions were carried out. Diana mentioned an example where her grandfather served with the RAF although he was RAAF. Perhaps the best known example would be during the Western Front debacle. The tragedy of Fromelles has had an airing of late due to the discovery of the mass graves and it still hurts. If you listen to the song 'Last Man From Dunolly' you will know exactly what I'm referring to. Australian troops were in Singapore under British control when Percival surrendered. They were also under Monty in the Western Desert.
What did change was that the power that allowed the British authorities to execute Australian servicemen was removed. It never happened again. David
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Hell no! I'm not that old! Last edited by motto; 08-02-12 at 03:01. Reason: Clarification
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07-02-12, 19:28
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Thanks for that, I knew that something had changed, but couldnt recall what it was.
Lynn.
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08-02-12, 02:46
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08-02-12, 03:05
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Time for me to stir the proverbial pot again.....
Check out the State Flag of Hawaii. 'Discovered' by Capt James Cook in 1778, the islands were annexed by the USA in 1898 and became a US state in 1959. But they still retain the Union Jack in the upper corner of the state flag. Can't say I have a problem with that sort of preservation of historical links at all. (Duck.... incoming!)  Mike C
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10-02-12, 16:15
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There was a story in one of the early editions of "Wartime" magazine from the AWM dealing with him. One of the photos accompanying the article showed his coffin before the burial (this was 1902), and it was draped with the Australian Flag. It struck me as surprising that the caption noted that this was "the 4th version of the flag"! Get that? The flag that was first flown in Sep 1901 was up to it's 4th evolution by 1902!! Changes included the positioning of the stars, the length of the points of the stars, and the number of points of each star. It was not until 1908 that our current flag was finalised!
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