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Ensign, Imperial German Customs Service
Ensign of the Imperial German Customs Service made of wool bunting with a linen hoist. It is machine sewn at the ends with the entire design printed on the surface and a rope and clip attached to hoist it.
The design is that of the Imperial German Foreign Office flag - horizontal stripes, black, white and red. The Imperial Eagle with a red beak and claws is on a white disc in the centre. The customs badge — a yellow anchor and red initials 'Z V' (zollverein) is placed at the upper hoist edge.
A label accompanying the flag states: 'This flag captured from the Germans at BUEA during the Cameroons campaign and is the property of Captain L H K Hamilton, Royal Navy'.
The ensign was acquired by Louis Henry Keppel Hamilton (1892-1957) when the town of Buea surrendered without resistance at the approach of British forces on 15 November 1914. Hamilton remained there until 19 November.
The design is that of the Imperial German Foreign Office flag - horizontal stripes, black, white and red. The Imperial Eagle with a red beak and claws is on a white disc in the centre. The customs badge — a yellow anchor and red initials 'Z V' (zollverein) is placed at the upper hoist edge.
A label accompanying the flag states: 'This flag captured from the Germans at BUEA during the Cameroons campaign and is the property of Captain L H K Hamilton, Royal Navy'.
The ensign was acquired by Louis Henry Keppel Hamilton (1892-1957) when the town of Buea surrendered without resistance at the approach of British forces on 15 November 1914. Hamilton remained there until 19 November.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA0475 |
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| Collection: | Flags |
| Type: | State ensign |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Places: | Buea |
| Events: | World War I: Cameroons Campaign, 1914-1916; World War I, 1914-1918 |
| Date made: | 1914; 1914-16 |
| People: | Imperial German Customs Service |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | flag: 1447.8 x 2463.8 mm |