WWl: Church flag mystery solved

Friday, March 27th, 2015

The mystery of how a giant flag that flew at Gallipoli a century ago came to hang in a New Zealand church has been solved by a naval historian.

A report in the Herald told the story of the white ensign from HMS Queen that hangs in a corner of the Christchurch Cathedral in Nelson. Continue reading

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Tags: World War I, WWI

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