Australian Imperial Forces cricket team flag, 1919

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Type
Australian flags
Date
1919
Place
England, United Kingdom; Middle East; Egypt, Africa; Belgium; Gallipoli, Turkey; France
Materials
Cotton cloth, Wood
Collection
Ruth Oldfield collection
Accession number
1985.0033.0008

Description

A red cotton Australian Imperial Forces cricket team flag, 1919. The flag shows the battlefields of Europe and the Middle East where the Australian forces of World War One saw action. The stars of the southern cross highlight Gallipoli, France, Egypt and Flanders. The union jack inset shows the coast of England. The flag is screen printed in red, white and blue and is attached to a stick. The text 'A.I.F CRICKET TEAM' is printed on it in black.

Read live from the Museum's Collection API (12/11/2026, 5:48:53 am). Record last updated by the Museum 2025-02-23. Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.