Flag – Opawa

Production date
1917
 Description
Flags from the troopship Opawa, no. 73, which carried NZ Mounted Rifle Brigade Reinforcements and the 12th Reinforcements Maaori Contingent from Wellington to London in 1917. The flags were later obtained by the retired servicemen who travelled on the ship and were displayed at the Opawa Association reunions until the group closed in 1972.
Swallow tail (burgee) flag with central tongue, vertical arm of cross on hoist side of mid line. Rope threaded through hoist side.
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Object detail

Production date
1917
Media/Materials
Cotton, bunting
Measurements
hoist end: 1110mm
length: 1755mm
Production place
New Zealand
Collection
Social History
Department collection type
Social History
Credit line
Collection of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Accession number
1972/61/4

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