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Old 20-11-2010, 10:40   #14
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Re: curious object

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Originally Posted by DaveinGermany View Post
Well the flags are GB, France, Holland, Belgium in that order clockwise & as to the legend "Presented by the hope soldiers comforts committee"
Errr....Why would the flag of the Netherlands be displayed? Holland remained neutral in WW1. The red, white, blue looks much more like the flag of Russia. While that country may well have exited the war in 1917, UK forces were fighting alongside White Russians right into 1919.
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