Union flag

British Union Flag (post 1801 pattern).. Machine sewn. Wool bunting attached to a metal staff. Maker's name inscribed on hoist: 'JOHN EDGERTON & CO LTD'. Used by an Admiralty chauffeur during the Second World War, Albert Moth, who worked for Admiral of the Fleet, Sir Dudley Pound (1877-1943) and Admiral of the Fleet, Andrew Browne Cunningham, Lord Cunningham of Hyndhope (1883-1963).

Object Details

ID: ZBA2422
Collection: Flags
Type: Car flag
Display location: Not on display
Creator: John Edgerton & Co, Ltd
Date made: 1939-1945
People: Moth, Albert
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: flag: 148 x 315 mm; staff: 292 x 80 x 30 mm