BATTLE OF MALAYAN NAVAL COMMEMORATIVE PENNANT - BRITISH CIRCA 1940S

A RED FELT PENNANT COMMEMORATING THE BATTLE OF MALAYAN, FEATURING GOLD PRINTED TEXT AND NAVAL VESSEL ILLUSTRATIONS. THE PENNANT DISPLAYS THE CENTRAL TEXT 'BATTLE OF MALAYAN' IN ORNATE GOTHIC LETTERING, FLANKED BY A NAVAL ANCHOR AND WINGED EMBLEM TO THE LEFT AND A WARSHIP ILLUSTRATION TO THE RIGHT.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- PRIMARY MATERIAL: RED FELT PENNANT
- SECONDARY MATERIAL: BLUE COTTON TWILL BACKING WITH COTTON RIBBON ATTACHMENT LOOPS
- PRINTED: GOLD METALLIC DEPICTING SHIPS AND TEXT
- DIMENSIONS: HEIGHT 22 CM, WIDTH 61 CM
- ATTACHMENT: TWO BLUE COTTON RIBBON LOOPS SEWN TO THE HOIST EDGE

VESSEL COMMEMORATIONS:
THE PENNANT LISTS THE FOLLOWING ROYAL NAVY VESSELS IN GOLD PRINTED TEXT:
- H.M.S. VALIANT
- H.M.A.S. STUART
- H.M.S. GLOUCESTER
- H.M.S. ORION
- H.M.S. FORMIDABLE
- H.M.S. BARHAM
- H.M.S. WARSPITE
- H.M.A.S. PERTH
- H.M.S. AJAX

CONDITION: FAIR CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND HISTORICAL USE. THE FELT SURFACE SHOWS GENERAL SOILING AND DUST ACCUMULATION FROM DISPLAY AND STORAGE. GOLD PRINT EXHIBITS MINOR FADING BUT REMAINS LEGIBLE THROUGHOUT. THE BLUE COTTON RIBBON ATTACHMENT LOOPS ARE SECURE AND FUNCTIONAL. NO TEARS, LOSSES, OR SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE PENNANT BODY. THE PIECE RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT: THIS COMMEMORATIVE PENNANT REPRESENTS THE NAVAL FORCES ENGAGED IN THE BATTLE OF MALAYAN, A SIGNIFICANT NAVAL ENGAGEMENT OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR. THE INCLUSION OF BOTH BRITISH AND AUSTRALIAN NAVAL VESSELS REFLECTS THE ALLIED NAVAL COOPERATION DURING THE PACIFIC THEATRE OPERATIONS. SUCH PENNANTS WERE TYPICALLY PRODUCED AS SOUVENIRS OR COMMEMORATIVE ITEMS FOR NAVAL PERSONNEL AND COLLECTORS INTERESTED IN WARTIME NAVAL HISTORY.

Item Size: Height: 22cm, Width: 60cm, Depth: 0.01cm, Weight: 0.03Kg

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

TOORMINA
548799+25

Location of item: 9 Hi-Tech Drive, Toormina, NSW, Australia

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