Embroidered banner : Private C E Adamson, 5 Battalion, AIF

Embroidered cross stitch banner for 5 Battalion, AIF. The banner is divided horizontally, black over orange and shows an embroidered yellow 'Rising Sun' in the centre with a brown crown superimposed over it and a patch of blue embroidery underneath. There is red embroidery on either side of the sun together with the words '5th.' and 'Bn.'. Five millimetres of canvas backing is exposed around the edge forming a border.

Made by 3678 Private Charles Edward Adamson who served in 5 Battalion, AIF, during the First World War. Adamson was born in Victoria on 21 May, 1890 and he enlisted with the AIF on 20 July, 1915. He sailed for Egypt on the troopship 'Ceramic' shortly after enlisting. Adamson served in Egypt then in France, participating in the battle of the Somme. His diaries (held in the Private Records collection) detail his fighting experiences in both Egypt and France but the writing ends abruptly due to a war injury. Adamson was buried alive in the trenches and spent many months in a London hospital recuperating. It is assumed that the pieces of embroidery were produced by Adamson during this period of recuperation. He embarked for return to Australia on 20 March 1919.