Postcard, 'German War Flag captured at Samoa by New Zealand Expeditionary Force'

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Title

Postcard, 'German War Flag captured at Samoa by New Zealand Expeditionary Force'

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

This is an example of a commercial postcard published in New Zealand referencing New Zealand's occupation of the German colony of Samoa on 29 August 1914. This postcard titled ’German War Flag captured at Samoa by New Zealand Expeditionary Force’ is one of a small group of items at Te Papa associated with the New Zealanders landing and occupation. Capturing the Flag A New Zealand newspaper, The Evening Post reported that the flag was captured by Private Herbert Lloyd Bailey (Bayley) who was ...

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Format

Image

Date created

1914-1916

Creator

William Thompson Wilson

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1172248

Related subjects

Flags / First New Zealand Expeditionary Force / World War, 1914-1918 / Military service / Sāmoa / paper / printing ink / Visual and Verbal Communication / postcards / Germany / New Zealand

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