Peace Monitoring Group flag : Lieutenant K M Sturtevant, Bougainville Combined Health Element, PMG

Yellow Peace Monitoring Group (PMG) flag featuring the circular blue, black, white and green printed logo of the PMG with a white dove carrying an olive branch over the island of Bougainville. Around the logo is printed 'PEACE / PEACE MONITORING GROUP'. The header of the flag is white nylon, at the top of which is a white nylon tab.

Flag collected by Lieutenant Kristy Michelle Sturtevant, who was a Registered Nurse serving with the Nursing Corps of the Australian Army in Bougainville, as part of the Peace Monitoring Group (PMG) from April to August 1998. She served with the Bougainville Combined Health Element based at Loloho and was the Nursing Officer in charge of medium and low dependency unit. The PMG was deployed in on 1 May 1998, taking over from the New Zealand-led Truce Monitoring Group (TMG). The PMG comprised a mix of military and civilian personnel from Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Vanuatu. Its headquarters were variously located at Arawa and Loloho in central Bougainville. Sturtevant later served in East Timor from September 1999 to February 2000 with the Field Surgery Team (FST) Heavy, which was part of the 1st Field Hospital based at Holsworthy Barracks in Sydney. During her time in East Timor, she was field promoted from lieutenant to captain, and her unit, the 1st Field Hospital changed its title to the 1st Health Support Battalion.