Union Flag RMG RP 19 23.jpg
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Summary
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English: Union Flag A British Union Flag (post-1801 pattern). It is made of hand-sewn wool bunting. There is a canvas panel with a painted inscription sewn to the first canton: 'ALBION'S UNION JACK NAVAL BRIGADE CRIMEA Presented to W.H. Cruys Chief Boatswain's Mate On return to the Albion in the Bosphorus off Sultan's valley. Presented and cheered by all.' A rope and toggle are attached. HMS 'Albion' 1842, 90 guns, took part in the bombardment of the Russian naval base at Sebastopol (Sevastopol, Ukraine) and a naval brigade, including men from this ship, served on shore during the 11-month siege of the city in 1854-55. William Cruys was invalided out of the service on 22 May 1854, aged 49 years, after over 21 years service. Born at Millbrook, Devon, he served in 'Caledonia' from 4 March 1843 to 28 April 1845, and 'Queen' from 25 November 1847 to 25 May 1849. He had a final rank of Master at Arms in HMS 'Albion'. |
| Date | circa 1854 |
| Dimensions | flag: 1066.8 x 2032 mm |
| Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/589 |
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The original artefact or artwork has been assessed as public domain by age, and faithful reproductions of the two dimensional work are also public domain. No permission is required for reuse for any purpose. The text of this image record has been derived from the Royal Museums Greenwich catalogue and image metadata. Individual data and facts such as date, author and title are not copyrightable, but reuse of longer descriptive text from the catalogue may not be considered fair use. Reuse of the text must be attributed to the "National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London" and a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0 license may apply if not rewritten. Refer to Royal Museums Greenwich copyright. |
| Identifier | RUSI number: 110767 dossier number: item-union flags id number: AAA0589 |
| Collection | Textiles |
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| current | 14:40, 15 September 2017 | | 1,280 × 729 (555 KB) | wikimediacommons>Fæ | Royal Museums Greenwich Textiles (1854), http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/589 #652 |
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