British Flag in cemeteries and other Union Flag chat

When our National Anthem is about the flag, could you expect any different?

I do give good credit to you for your flag. It certainly is a lot easier to discern than the variation on the the three horizontal stripes so often seen in European flags.

Now I am going to have to go back and look at the pics I made several years ago of the British, er, uh Commonwealth Cemetery here and see if a Union Flag is on a pole there.

 

Photo from the same site:

"When flown in Australia, the Australian national flag takes precedence over all other national flags"

(with Union Flag up side down!)


When flown in Australia, the Australian national flag takes precedence over all other national flags
When flown in Australia, the Australian national flag takes precedence over all other national flags

 

Getting back on topic, I do remember back in 2010 taking some Guards pics for D that Outreau Communal Cemetery had a Union Flag flying in the CWGC plot.

Not my pics, but off the net.
outreau



Commonwealth War Graves Outreau - Outreau - TracesOfWar.com



Upside Down Again

 

My Sqn in Kuwait training for the invasion

 

Well, it had been raining the day I took the photos. There are flag poles there, but no flags. I guess I will need to make trip back over there and see what is flying. It is probably British and French flags since that is what is buried in the plot.

Pic

 

Where is this cemetery Jeff?

Cannot recognise it

 

Even as I type BBC's Total Wipeout programme has the union flags hanging the wrong way on their bunting. GRrrrrrrrrrr...

 

Grrrrrrrr and Oooops indeed Andy. It's a disgrace

 

I like a couple of the comments in that BBC article:

'Mr Bainimarama, a former coup leader who was elected last year in Fiji's first elections in eight years,'
Probably says a great deal and:

'The current Fiji flag is light blue with the union jack - also known as the union flag - and a shield with the cross of St George and a lion. It also features a sugar cane, bananas, a palm tree and a dove of peace.'
So take off the Colonial elements and what are you left with?

sugar cane, bananas, a palm tree and a dove of peace.
Sounds like a great flag.

The UJ (or more correctly Union Flag) seems to have become an even more iconic symbolor image in recent years around the world, and also something of a fashion accessory. I am not sure I am entirely happy with that but at least it puts 'our' flag (sorry Jeff) possibly ahead of 'Old Glory' as a recognisable symbol of a national identity (not that the fashionistas might recognise it for that).

Does anyone know how many former colonies, dominions or protectorates flags still include the Union Flag? Bermuda still does and voted to keep it.

 

This list seems rather short I thought?

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/flags/uklike.shtml

And the BBC had this video:

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-31120924

 

Cheers for that Nanette.

Interesting that the link does not show the sugar cane, bananas, a palm tree and a dove of peace.on the Fiji flag.