'The Changi Flag'. by blinkings
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This treasured British flag was originally flown over the Sultan of Johores palace. Australian Army Captain Ken Parsons, of 2/3 Motor Ambulance Convoy, 'removed it' from the palace to prevent it falling into enemy hands. Captain Parsons, along with other medical staff, preserved the flag during their time as Prisoners of War in the infamous Changi camp, and only brought it out on ceremonial occasions, or for the burial of prisoners.
Between 1942 and 1945 over 100 people signed the flag, including 6 members of 2/30 Battalion.
Comments (7)
James Clavell wrote about Chanji in his book, King Rat (He was also a prisoner there as well) Very cool image
Learn something new every day. Very interesting.
Stunning capture my friend. It must have been Hell being a prisoner in such camps.
What an important thing.
A VERY brave thing to do in a prison camp.. Total respect to this man.. Thanks so much for showing it Andrew.. Rob
That is a lot of history. Amazing that it was saved so it could be viewed by generations to come. Super capture and share Andrew. Dana
This is a very moving and interesting story.