AN Australian flag, fashioned from an old sheet, handkerchiefs and red body belts in the Changi Prisoner of War Camp during World War II, has made its way to Townsville as part of a private collection.
The flag was made by Gunner Leslie Peade from the 2/15 Australian Field Regiment, Stanmore, during his time in the camp.
Dallas Moxham has taken possession of an Australian flag that was made in the prisoner of war camp in Changi during World War II. PICTURE: MATT TAYLOR.
The flag has been stored in a box in South Australia since the mid-1990s after it was purchased from collector Ken Hughes, who opened the Caloundra Military Museum.