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English:
Australian Naval Ensign
flying at
half mast
. The Queen's Regulations for the Royal Navy (which have been adopted by the Austrlian Navy) state that "
Flags flown at half-mast are to be flown with the top of the flag positioned two thirds of the way up the mast/halyard, but not less that one flag breath from the top
".
[1]
According to tradition, the space above the flag is reserved for the "invisible flag of death".
[2]
[3]
This picture was taken on the day of the
state funeral
of Rusty Priest, a champion and former president of the
RSL
(a war-veteran's organisation)
[4]
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| Date | (+00:00) |
| Source | Own work |
| Author | Martinvl |
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References
- ↑ (April 2017) The Queen's Regulations for the Royal Navy, Version 6 , Navy Publications and Graphics Organisation (NPGO)
- ↑ Kent, Barrie H. (2004) [1993] Signal!: A History of Signalling in the Royal Navy (2nd ed.), Hayden House Ltd, p. 336 ISBN : 1 85623 025 2 .
- ↑ Bartram, Graham (2002). A Guide to Flag Protocol in the United Kingdom 7. The Flag Institute. Retrieved on 5 May 2015 .
- ↑ Veitch, Harriet ( September 26, 2013 ). " Rusty Priest: A life devoted to the RSL ". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved on 9 May 2022 .
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