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Artillery ground marker flag : Imperial Japanese Army
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Plain red wool bunting flag attached to a white sleeve that fits over a wooden stick. There is a steel spike at the bottom of the stick so that the flag can be pushed into the ground.REL/01165.003
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Artillery ground marker flag : Imperial Japanese Army
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Wool bunting flag with four yellow and three red horizontal stripes attached to a white sleeve that fits over a wooden stick. There is a steel spike at the bottom of the stick so that the flag can be ...REL/01165.001
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Artillery ground marker flag : Imperial Japanese Army
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Wool bunting flag with three yellow and two red horizontal stripes attached to a white sleeve that fits over a wooden stick. The upper red stripe is double the width of the lower red stripe. There is ...REL/01165.005
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Artillery khaki bag and strap to hold marker flags : Imperial Japanese Army
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Cream canvas bag, sewn by hand, with and oval inset base. One side is stamped in ink with three Japanese characters. The bag is secured by leather straps, one with a nickel plated steel buckle, the ot...REL/01165.006
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Autographed and embroidered Japanese personal flag : Lieutenant General Isamura Koichi
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Hand made Japanese national flag with the red central disc sewn into the flag. Around the disc are 1,000 ochre-coloured stiches for good luck. The Japanese characters in ink on the flag translate as t...RELAWM31953
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Autographed furoshiki (wrapping cloth) carried by Japanese soldier Tsuchiya Akira, South Bougainville, 1945
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Synthetic fabric furoshiki, a wrapping cloth used to carry personal items. Cloth is printed in blue, grey, brown, mauve and orange with a map of South East Asia, aeroplane, ship and a printed patrioti...REL/12658
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Autographed good luck flag carried by a Japanese soldier
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
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...REL/08602
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Autographed good luck flag carried by a Japanese soldier at Balikpapan, 1945
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag with numerous signatures and slogans in black ink characters, as well as the drawing of a face, outline of a footprint and a full sized handprint. The reci...REL/09942
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Autographed good luck flag carried by a Japanese soldier at Sandakan, Borneo, in 1945
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag with black ink characters. The name of the recipient soldier is not given on the flag. The characters translate as the traditional 'long-lasting good fortu...REL/03519
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese Army officer Aoki Toshio : Halmahera, September 1945
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
JJapanese naval engineer's autographed national flag with numerous signatures and slogans in black ink. Most of the signatures are accompanied by personal seals in red ink. Apart from the traditional ...RELAWM31958.002
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese naval engineer Takada Yojuji : Halmahera surrender, 1945
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese naval engineer's autographed national flag with numerous signatures and slogans in black ink. Most of the signatures are accompanied by personal seals in red ink. Apart from the traditional w...RELAWM31958.001
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese sailor Bun'ya Yukio on Tarakan, 1945
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese sailor's printed silk autographed national flag with numerous signatures and slogans in black ink. Apart from the traditional wish of long-lasting good fortune in war, there is 'Victory. Unse...RELAWM32166
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Abe Katsuya
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
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...REL28711
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Adachi in China and the South West Pacific Area
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag with numerous signatures and patriotic slogans in black ink. The corners of the hoist are bound with triangular pieces of gold-painted leatherette that hav...REL/09161
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Ajiwa at Milne Bay, 1942
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag with characters in black ink translating as the traditional wish for long lasting good fortune in war and 'A gift to Mr Ajiwa from Mr Kagohashi Kyubei'. Al...REL/17617
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Honda in the New Guinea campaign
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag featuring numerous patriotic slogans in black ink. Apart from the traditional wish for long-lasting good fortune in war there is a dedication from instruct...RELAWM30833
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Inoue Sannosuke in the Netherlands East Indies.
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
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...REL27722
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Itahara Juni at Finschafen, 1943
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag with slogans and signatures written in black ink characters. The flag was presented to Itahara Juni by a teacher (name cannot be deciphered). The signature...RELAWM20283
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier, Ito Isamu, in New Guinea
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag with slogans and signatures in black ink characters. Presented to Ito Isamu by Fujita Shinjiro, mayor of the village of Toyonishi. Apart from the tradition...RELAWM32205
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Kawashima Minoru : Madang, New Guinea
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's national flag with characters in black ink translating, 'To Mr Kawashima Minoru, Wishing you long-lasting good fortune in war, from all of your friends.' There are no personal signa...REL/17075.002
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Kawata Manjiro in Japan
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag featuring numerous signatures in black ink. Two red seals of the Yasaka Shrine, probably the famous shrine in Kyoto are also printed onto the flag. Apart f...REL24540
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Matsumoto Gengo at Balikpapan, July 1945
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag. The white background ground of the flag bears numerous Japanese signatures written in black ink together with the traditional wish for long-lasting good f...REL/17382
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Matsushita Hiroaki in New Guinea
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag with many small Japanese characters, in radial pattern, drawn on one side only. Apart from the traditional wish for long-lasting good fortune in war and th...REL24440
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Miyake Yoshio in the Malayan campaign : Private Norman William Smith, 2/3rd Reserve Motor Transport Company
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag featuring numerous Japanese signatures and patriotic slogans in black ink. Apart from the traditional wish for long-lasting good fortune in war the slogans...REL/04411
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Mochizuki Mitsuo
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
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,...REL/09346
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Momiyama Kazuo
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Printed rayon Japanese national flag with a pair of cotton ties at each corner of the hoist, reinforced with triangles of gold card. The right side of the flag has two rows of large black ink characte...REL34921
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Muto Nagaichi at Labuan in 1945
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Printed rayon Japanese national flag bearing two large characters across the top expressing the wish for 'inevitable victory'. Two rows of large characters running down the right side give the name of...REL36432
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Okuno Masaharu
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag with numerous signatures in black ink. Apart from the traditional wish for long-lasting good fortune in war there is 'To Okuno (can also be read as Seiji) ...REL/09921
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Sato Kanichiro
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
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...REL/18488
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Saumi Hideo in the Shaggy Ridge area, 1944
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag. Partial English translations have subsequently been written beside the Japanese characters. The characters translate as 'Everlasting success to the Imperi...RELAWM30777
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Susuki Makoto : Wewak area, New Guinea, 1945
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag featuring numerous Japanese signatures in black ink. On the right side, in larger characters, is the tradional wish for long-lasting good fortune in war an...REL/14057
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Takei
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
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...REL/03936
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Watanabe Daizo
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag bearing numerous Japanese signatures and patriotic slogans in black ink. These include prayers for the recipient's health and success in war, 'Certain Vict...REL/04188
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Yagi Katsuichi in Burma
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
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...REL/10412
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Yamada Koichi : Sergeant M W Leaver, 2/19th Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag featuring numerous Japanese signatures in black ink and the traditional wish for long-lasting good fortune in war. The upper right corner has a 'Holy Lotus...REL/18135
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Yamaguchi Yoshito at Screw River, New Guinea, 1945
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag with signatures and slogans in black ink characters. Apart from the traditional wish of long-lasting good fortune in war the slogans translate as 'seven li...REL/03704
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Yamazaki Hiroshi
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag with numerous signatures written in black ink. As well there are the words 'To Mr Yamazaki Hiroshi, Congratulations on your enlistment, Life and Death are ...RELAWM31678
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Zushi Ippei : Lieutenant G Morris, ANGAU
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Cotton Japanese national flag, signed in ink by members of family and home town and presented to Zushi Ippei. Patriot slogans featured on the flag include 'Show patriotism for the homeland'; 'Pray for...REL34743
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Autographed good luck flag carried by 2nd Lieutenant Okamoto Kazuo : Sandakan, North Borneo
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese officer's autographed national flag bearing numerous signatures in black ink. Apart from the traditional wish for long-lasting good fortune in war and the name of the recipient of the flag, 2...REL/11479
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Autographed good luck flag from Lae, New Guinea : Imanaka Kinzo
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag with numerous signatures in black ink. Apart from the tradtional wish for good-fortune in time of war and the words 'A gift to Mr Imanaka Kinzeo' there is ...REL/02995
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Autographed good luck flag presented to Japanese soldier Ishibashi on his enlistment in Borneo
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag. Cotton flag has a separately inset central red cotton disc and a pair of cotton tapes at each end of the hoist. There are numerous slogans and autographs ...REL/13202
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Autographed good luck flag surrendered by Japanese Lieutenant General Ishii Kaho at Halmahera, 1945
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese officer's autographed national flag with signatures and slogans written in black ink characters. Apart from the traditional wish for long-lasting good fortune in war, there is the slogan 'Imp...RELAWM31958.003
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Autographed Japanese flag : Private K King, 3 Infantry Battalion (The Werriwa Regiment)
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Rectangular shaped Japanese flag with centrally printed hinomaru (rising sun). On the flag are many hand written inscriptions, including patriotic phrases and signatures in Japanese. Along the top of ...REL34711
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Autographed Japanese flag : Sergeant J Lanyon, War Crimes Trials, Morotai
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Silk Japanese flag with printed red hinomaru in the centre, and leather reinforcing pieces on each end of the fly with two tie strings each end. At the top of the flag in black ink is 'Our Dear Mr Lan...REL24184
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Autographed Japanese flag : Sergeant J Lanyon, War Crimes Trials, Morotai
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Cotton handkerchief that has been turned into a souvenir Japanese national flag by the addition of a red sun in its centre and ink writing, signatures and drawings. At the top is written in black ink ...REL24185
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Body Armour, Model 38, Aerial Type III, Japanese
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
This body armour consists of a rectangular dished chest plate and a roughly triangular groin plate. The groin plate is attached to the chest plate by three straps. Both plates are covered with a ligh...RELAWM27261
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BODY ARMOUR : WWII : JAPAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Two piece plate steel body armour. The armour consists of an upper chest piece, shaped to fit the wearer's neck and to accomodate the arms, and a lower groin protector. The lower armour is attached t...REL/01153
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Bugle used to signal the start of Japanese POW breakout at Cowra : Toyoshima Hajime
Heraldry
Maker: Boosey & Co Boosey & Hawkes Ltd
Long double-loop brass bugle, with a silver mouthpiece fitted with a chain and linked to the body of the bugle. There is damage to the bell end of the bugle, and the reinforcing loop has separated fro...REL/04058
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Captured Japanese flag : Private H G Robinson 2/32 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Rectangular shaped Japanese flag with central hinomaru (rising sun). Around the rising sun are several hand written Japanese phrases and statements.REL41657
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Commemorative sign : 5th Infantry Divison, Imperial Japanese Army, 1942
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
White painted sign made from four wooden planks, assembled wide (top), narrow, wide, narrow (bottom). The sides of the upper plank have been sawn at an angle to form two sloping shoulders. The sign is...RELAWM27472
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Dried fish : H K Ashby, Straits Settlements Volunteer Force
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Small piece of hard dried fish. It has been shaved into a pointed shape and the colour varies from light to dark brown. The bones of the fish are visible on one side.REL31501
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Embroidered silk purse : Driver I J Warner, 170 Australian General Transport Company
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Embroidered silk purse. The outside of the purse is black silk, with a brown and tan cotton material lining. Both sides of the purse are cut from a single piece of material and sewn together. The mate...REL34570
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Engraved cigarette case : Major I A Wilson, 10 Field Ambulance
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Aluminium cigarette case with side hinge and spring clasp. The front is engraved with a Japanese soldier holding his rifle and a map of East China showing towns, shipping and railway routes. The case ...REL35289
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Engraved Japanese bowl : Major I A Wilson, 10 Field Ambulance
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's aluminium bowl. Engraved on the inside is a tropical scene which includes a boat with sail, large sun and hut. The side carries an engraving of the general service 'rising sun' badg...REL35294
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Engraved Japanese mess tin lid : Major I A Wilson, 10 Field Ambulance
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Kidney shaped aluminium mess tin lid. On the top is an engraved with a tropical scene which includes an boat with sail large sun and hut. In the middle of the scene is a makers mark, circular in shape...REL35293
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Farrier's shoeing hammer : Imperial Japanese Army
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Lightweight farrier's hammer with wooden handle and a short steel head with two claws.RELAWM29965
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Flag : Japanese Army : 1939-45 War : Bearing the nominal roll of D Company, 2/28th Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Printed cotton Japanese National Flag bearing the Nominal Roll of D Company, 2/28th Battalion. Apart from the names the flag is inscribed "Nominal Roll of "D" Coy in Attack on Lae, NG 5-16 Sept 1943."REL/18328
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Flag : Japanese Army : 1939-45 War : found in papers related to Pte John Anthony Young of the 2/28th Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Cotton square printed with Imperial Japanese flag. Colours faded and edges roughly machine hemmed.REL/15394
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Good luck flag presented to a Japanese soldier in 1938
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag with a single slogan, 'Long-lasting good fortune in war' (the the name of the soldier to whom it was presented is not given), written in black ink characte...RELAWM28047.004
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Good luck flag presented to Japanese soldier Morwaki Sukeichi
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag bearing a single slogan, 'Long-lasting good fortune in war' his name only, Moriwaki Sukeichi, in black ink characters. A further phrase gives the informat...RELAWM28047.005
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Good luck flag presented to Japanese soldier Motoki Teruo
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag with slogans and signatures written in black ink characters. The flag was presented to Itahara Juni by a teacher (name cannot be deciphered). The signature...RELAWM28047.001
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Good luck flag presented to Japanese soldier Tamazawa Shinshichi
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag with a single slogan, 'Long-lasting good fortune in war' and the name of the soldier to whom it was presented, Tamazawa Shinshichi, written in black ink ch...RELAWM28047.002
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Good luck flag presented to Japanese soldier Tani Yoshio
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag with a single slogan, 'Long-lasting good fortune in war' and the name of the soldier to whom it was presented, Tani Yoshio from the village of Suida-cho, w...RELAWM28047.003
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Ground marker flag : Imperial Japanese Artillery
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Wool bunting flag with a centrally placed yellow horizontal stripe on a red ground attached to a white sleeve that fits over a wooden stick. There is a steel spike at the bottom of the stick so that t...REL/01165.004
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Handkerchief : Driver I J Warner, 170 Australian General Transport Company
Heraldry
Maker: Fukuda, Yoshiho
White handkerchief with ink drawings and Japanese text. In the top right hand corner of the handkerchief 'A GIFT FROM / THE AUSTRALIAN / COMFORTS FUND' is stamped in black ink, with the Star of David ...REL34572
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Hand towel : Japanese Landing Force at Milne Bay
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Rectangular linen hand towel printed in the centre with the insignia of an anchor with double chevron markings on either side. A small box to the side is printed with the characters for 'Name' and 'Gr...RELAWM32830
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Identity disc: Japanese Imperial Army - Private M N Ritchie, 2/24 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Oval brass identity disc with Japanese characters impressed into surface, 'Arashi 8234 No 519'. A rectangular slot is cut into the top and bottom.REL33154
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Imperial Japanese Army, Captain: Brigadier Thomas Eastick, Commander, Kuching Force
Heraldry
Japanese Army Captain's collar badge. A red parallelogram cloth backing glued to card with a single piece of gold braid 4mm x 40mm brass mounted horizontally, that has three gilded, five-pointed stars...REL29008.003
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Imperial Japanese Army civilian technician's collar badge : Lance Corporal H V Dunkley, Headquarters BCOF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Imperial Japanese Army civilian technician's collar badge. The badge has an angled khaki wool felt ground glued to a card. There are five white five-point stars attached along the centre length of th...REL29277
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Imperial Japanese Army colonel's collar badge : Lance Corporal H V Dunkley, Headquarters BCOF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Early pattern Imperial Japanese Army colonel's collar badge. The badge is in the form of an angled red rectangular felt backing glued to a card. Gold bullion braid is attached to the longer sides of t...REL29275
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Imperial Japanese Army, Corporal rank badge: Brigadier Thomas Eastick, Commander, Kuching Force
Heraldry
Japanese Army Corporal's collar rank badge, featuring a red retangular cloth backing glued to card. A single stripe 4mm x 40mm of gold braid is attached horizontally which has a single five-pointed gi...REL29007.001
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Imperial Japanese Army, First Private rank badge: Brigadier Thomas Eastick, Commander, Kuching Force
Heraldry
Early pattern Japanese Army First Private collar rank badge. A rectangular red wool felt backing glued to card, with two five-pointed stars in yellow felt.REL29006.002
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Imperial Japanese Army officer's hat badge: Brigadier Thomas Eastick, Commander, Kuching Force
Heraldry
A small round disc of green cloth with a thick grey paper backing, onto which has been embroidered, in gold bullion thread, a five pointed Japanese star.REL29010
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Imperial Japanese Army, Second Lieutenant rank badge: Brigadier Thomas Eastick, Commander, Kuching Force
Heraldry
Japanese Army Second Lieutenant collar rank badge. A red parallelogram cloth backing glued to card with a single piece of gold braid 4mm x 40mm brass mounted horizontally, that has two gilded, five-po...REL29008.001
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Imperial Japanese Army, Second Private rank badge: Brigadier Thomas Eastick, Commander, Kuching Force
Heraldry
Early pattern Japanese Army second private collar rank badge. A rectangular red wool felt backing glued to card, with a single five-pointed star in yellow felt.REL29006.001
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Imperial Japanese Army, Sergeant rank badge: Brigadier Thomas Eastick, Commander, Kuching Force
Heraldry
Japanese Army Sergeant's collar rank badge, featuring a red retangular cloth backing glued to card. A single stripe 4mm x 40mm of gold braid is attached horizontally which has two five-pointed gilded ...REL29007.002
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Imperial Japanese Army, Superior Private rank badge: Brigadier Thomas Eastick, Commander, Kuching Force
Heraldry
Early pattern Japanese Army, Superior Private collar rank badge. A rectangular red wool felt backing glued to card, with three five-pointed stars in yellow felt.REL29006.003
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Imperial Japanese Army superior private's collar badge : Lance Corporal H V Dunkley, Headquarters BCOF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Early pattern Imperial Japanese Army superior private's collar badge, with a rectangular red cotton ground glued to a card, onto which is glued three five-pointed yellow felt stars.REL29276
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Imperial Japanese Army tropical shorts : Miyazaki
Heraldry
A standard pair of Japanese army tropical issue shorts, featuring a high (67 mm) waistband with a V notch at the rear, three belt loops and a pair of 860 mm cloth ties sewn into each side which serve ...REL28966
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Imperial Japanese Tateyama Naval Gunnery School graduation medal
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Imperial Japanese Navy Artillery Academy graduation badge with pink, grey, yellow, blue, and purple striped ribbon. The triangular metal alloy medal has an antique silver finish with gold highlights a...REL48903
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Japanese army carrier pigeon : Blue Bar cock No.9456
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Mounted skin of a Japanese army carrier pigeon, a blue bar cock with an aluminium ring on the left leg impressed with '9456', and with Japanese characters which translate 'South 1943'.RELAWM30793
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Japanese Army field pack
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Khaki canvas field pack with leather strapping and steel fittings and 'A' configuration harness. Leather piping has been sewn over panel seams. A pocket is sewn on to the inside of the top of the fron...REL25172
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Japanese Army Gunzoku shoulder board, chokunin (second grade) rank: Brigadier Thomas Eastick, Commander, Kuching Force
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
A rectangular shoulder board covered in green wool twill, featuring three five-pointed gold bullion thread stars mounted in the lower third of the board in a triangular pattern and a 3 mm thick, high ...REL29004.003
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Japanese Army Gunzoku shoulder board, hannin (fourth grade) rank: Brigadier Thomas Eastick, Commander, Kuching Force
Heraldry
A rectangular shoulder board covered in green wool twill, featuring a single five-pointed brass star mounted in the lower third of the board, and a low relief brass chrysanthanum button attached at th...REL29004.001
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Japanese Army handkerchief with painting of Mount Fuji : Private R G Roenfeldt, Australian Army Service Corps
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Ink painted Japanese Army handkerchief. Japanese characters written at the top of the handkerchief translate as, 'At Tarakan Island, Commemorating the end of the Pacific War, 17 December 1945'. Undern...REL28949
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Japanese Army rank badges, 1939-1945 : Corporal J H Welch, 66 Australian Infantry Battalion, British Commonwealth Occupation Forces
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Four Imperial Japanese Army rank badges for warrant officer, sergeant major, sergeant and corporal. Warrant officer - a red rhomboid with gold braiding and a strip of gold through the centre. Sergeant...REL30381
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Japanese Artillery ground marker flag
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Wool bunting flag with three yellow and two red horizontal stripes attached to a white sleeve that fits over a wooden stick. There is a steel spike at the bottom of the stick so that the flag can be p...REL/01165.002
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Japanese canvas bag with zip : Major I A Wilson, 10 Field Ambulance
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Canvas bag with zip and wrist handle. The zip has the makers name on it 'TOKYO SHUTTER CO.' On the front of the bag are two Japanese characters stitched in cotton.REL35295
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Japanese flag captured at Balikpapan : Warrant Officer Class 2 J R Watson, 2/3 Commando Squadron, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
White silk 'good luck' flag with a printed red hinomaru and numerous hand-written black ink inscriptions and signatures in Japanese. The inscriptions do not give the original Japanese recipient's name...REL30800
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Japanese flag captured at Tarakan in May 1945
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
White cotton flag with red cotton appliqued anchor, white cotton appliqued Japanese character for 'civilian' in the centre of the hinamaru, and behind the disc a horizontal red appliqued 'zig-zag'. Fl...REL/09748
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Japanese flag with appliqued skull and crossbones, captured by 2/4 Battalion, 1944
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese national flag, possibly a unit or personal flag, of similar size to a soldier's personal 'good luck' flag. A white skull and crossbones has been appliqued onto the red hinamaru, presumably at...REL/03254
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Japanese flag, with autographs in Chinese, captured in New Guinea
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese national flag with separately sewn in hinomaru (red disc). There are numerous autographs written in black ink as well as printed red seals. These are all written in Chinese. The signatures in...REL/17075.001
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Japanese good luck flag captured at Lae, 1943 : 2/23rd Battalion, Australian Imperial Force
Heraldry
Maker: Matsuida Factory, Japan Silk Textile Industry Limited?
Japanese soldier's autographed 'good luck flag' (yosegaki hinomaru) featuring numerous Japanese signatures in black ink. Across the top in large characters is a traditional wish for long-lasting good...REL/17514
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Japanese good luck flag : Lance Corporal M A McCormack, 2/9 Battalion Machine Gun Section
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Printed rayon Japanese national flag, with good luck and patriotic exhortations written in black ink characters, including phrases such as 'Pray for long life and good fortune in battle', 'Never stop ...REL36130
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Japanese haversack : Signalman J Shaw, 88 High Speed Wireless Section
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Maker: Unknown
Khaki canvas pack with a large central compartment divided by a piece of cotton fabric. The pack is closed with a flap and has two adjustable shoulder straps sewn into the back. The flap is held in pl...REL32382
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Japanese identity disc for prisoner of war : Private L C Daniels, 1 Field Bakery Company, AIF
Heraldry
Rectangle of grey metal with one side having black written Japanese characters (probably the man's rank) and the pressed number: QX 9960. A strip of khaki cotton drill with button hole at one end is p...REL/15327
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Japanese inkan stamp : Captain B H Peterson, Regimental Medical Officer, 2/7 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Small brown container with Japanese inkan stamp or 'chop' used as a personal seal in lieu of a signature. The character translates to the original owner's name 'Koshitani'.REL40654
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Japanese jacket : Signalman J Shaw, 88 High Speed Wireless Section
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Fitted khaki shirt made from heavy cotton drill. The shirt is single breasted with a stand and fall collar, five khaki metal buttons down the front and small side vents. There are four pockets, two sl...REL32381
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Japanese naval ensign carried by Honda Yusaku at Milne Bay, September 1942
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese 'rising sun' naval ensign with reinforced hoist corners attached to braid ties. There are small black ink characters in upper hoist corner which translate as 'Yoko water 7369' and the name 'H...RELAWM31802
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Japanese ofuda from Narita Shrine : Sergeant J W Marsh, M Special Unit
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Maker: Unknown
Small rectangular wooden charm or ofuda, lightly heat branded with three characters for the Shinto Shrine at Narita. A small hole has been drilled through it at the top.REL36394