Title
Union Jack Flag from Robinsons Department Store
Year/Period
c. 1930s
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 85.0 x 113.5 x 0.0 cm
Accession No.
2020-00201
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Brent Duxbury on behalf of the family of Goerge Simpson.
This Union Jack belonged to Robinson's department store and was brought to Changi prison camp by Charles George Simpson, a manager at the store. Simpson was interned in Changi during the Japanese Occupation and was later transferred to Sime Road camp along with the other civilian internees.A small number of Union Jacks were hidden in the internment camps by both military and civilian internees and used for special occasions or burials.
