Japanese signed good luck flag : Corporal W H Fogg, 2/27 Battalion

Japanese silk good luck national flag with multiple signatures in different hands, although the recipient's name is not given. There are a number of partiotic exhortations ('Loyalty'; 'We pray for victory in battle'; 'Japanese spirit'; 'Victory at all costs'; 'patience, honesty, perseverance'), and the name of the District head of the recipient's local village, who presented the flag. The flag is hemmed on all sides and includes a pair of gold foil reinforcing triangles sewn into the corners that suspend the flag.

Associated with the service of QX59313 Corporal Wilfred Harlan Fogg of Brisbane, who enlisted on 15 November 1943 at Warwick, Queensland and served with 2/27 Battalion. Fogg was discharged on 25 June 1946. It is understood that he souvenired the flag and other items (see REL33121, 33122 and 33123) during service on Morotai.