1914-1918 Canadian Ensign National Flag

Name/Title

1914-1918 Canadian Ensign National Flag

Entry/Object ID

1966.20.1

Description

1914-1918 Canadian Ensign national flag. Rectangular, red linen. British Union flag with nine Canadian Provincial crests wreathed and crowned, topped by a crouching beaver, this in lower right corner. Signed with names of 90 French and Belgian towns and battlesites (in black ink).

Made/Created

Date made

1914 - 1918

Notes

Date: 1914

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

No accession number on flag or frame. Signed in black and blue pen or pencil along white linen rope well and arms of Union Jack: "Capt. C.J. Bell 7th Battery C.F.A. From Capt. E. Gander 19th Lincoln Militia. Take It, Wave It, Bring It Back. St. Catharines Ont. Canada."

Dimensions

Width

84.5 cm

Length

133 cm