U.K. Rear Admiral's Sir Harold Burrough Flag.

The personal flag of Rear-Admiral Sir Harold Burrough.
In 1947, Captain Anthony Kimmin's R.N. WWII autobiography was published under the title "Half - Time" in which he recounts his contacts with Calvin Bullock and his quest to help Bullock collect battle flags of strategic naval campaigns in WWII. As he relates in Chapter 20 "After my first visit to his (Calvin Bullock's) Forum I was determined if possible to add to his collection of famous flags, and on the night when we had approached Algiers I had asked Admiral Burrough if he would be willing to contribute his own personal flag, which was flying at the masthead throughout that very historic operation. The admiral had most kindly agreed at once, and I was delighted when, a short time later, I saw photos of Lord Halifax personally presenting the flag to Mr. Calvin Bullock, when the former was addressing the Forum."

In 1943, this flag was hung "Overhead in Lecture Room" 6th from the left, "second row...from left to right -- from podium" in Calvin Bullock's offices at 1 Wall Street NY, NY.

The flag enjoys photographic evidence of its presentation in 1943 to Calvin Bullock in NY by Loard Halifax. Bullock's document states "Personal flag of Rear-Admiral Sir Harold Burrough, of the Royal Navy, whose Flag Ship led the Eastern Task Force into the Harbour of Algiers at the commencement of the historic operations in North Africa ... (Given by Commander Anthony Kimmins, R.N. Presented to Calvin Bullock by Lord Halifax when he spoke at Forum -- Jan. 19, 1943)"

This flag, displayed on the destroyer HMS Ashanti, represented the rank of Sir Harold as a rear admiral. It is based on the ancient flag of England, a red cross on a white field. A full admiral flies that design, while a rear admiral adds two red balls to mark his rank.

Exhibition History
Calvin Bullock Forum Conference Room
1 Wall St.
New York, New York

Publication History:
Kimmins, Anthony, Half-Time: The Autobiography of Captain Anthony Kimmins, London, William Heinemann Ltd., 1947, P. 246.

Bullock, Hugh, Sixty Years, Calvin Bullock, New York, 1954.P.32.

ZFC Significant Flag
Item is Framed

Provenance:
• Personal flag of Rear-Admiral Sir Harold Burrough, of the Royal Navy, 1943.
• Acquired by Royal Navy Commander Anthony Kimmins, 1943
• Presented to Calvin Bullock, 1943.
• Displayed in the Lecture Room in Calvin Bullock's offices at 1 Wall Street NY, NY.,1943.
• By descent to Hugh Bullock, New York, New York, 23 June 1944, until passing
• By descent to daughter in 1966.
• Purchased for the Zaricor Flag Collection by private treaty from the estate of Calvin Bullock, New York City, 1997.


Sources:

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Kimmins, Anthony, Half-Time: The Autobiography of Captain Anthony Kimmins, London, William Heinemann Ltd., 1947.

Bullock, Hugh, Sixty Years, Calvin Bullock, New York, 1954.P.32.

United Kingdom: Royal Navy Rank Flags, Flags of the World, 18 November 2011, from: http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/gb%5Enrank.html

Sir Harold Martin Burrough, Wikipedia, 18 November 2011, from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Burrough

Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, Wikipedia, 18 November 2011, from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._F._L._Wood,_1st_Earl_of_Halifax

HMS Ashanti, Wikipedia, 18 November 2011, from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Ashanti_%28F51%29

Image Credits:
Zaricor Flag Collection


RTZFC

Hoist & Fly
Width of Hoist	35.75
Length of Fly	43

Frame
Is it framed?	yes
Frame Height	40
Frame Length	55

Stars
How are the stars embeded?	Painted
Are there stars on obverse?	no
Are there stars on reverse?	no

Stripes
Color of Top Stripe	Bronze
Color of Bottom Stripe	Bronze
Has a Blood Stripe?	no

Crest/Emblem
Description of Crest/Emblem	Red St. George's Cross on white with a red ball added in each hoist quarter.

Nationality
Nation Represented	United Kingdom

Fabric
Fabric	Wool
Comments on Fabric	Bunting

Stitching
Stitching	Machine

Thread
Thread Material	Cotton

Weave
Type of Weave	Plain

Attachment
Comments on Method of Attachmen	Standard Royal Navy WWII attachment. Attached to rope inside header.
Method of Attachment	Englefield Clips

Applica
Applique Sides	Single Faced = Mirror Image Reverse

Documentation
Documents
Drawings
Research Documents	Kimmins - Cover Kimmins - Frontispiece P. 148-149 Kimmins meets Bullock P. 208-209 Burrough Flag P. 210-211 Burrough Flag Cover Flags at Forum

Condition
Condition	Bad
Damage	Soiled overall, severe usage, portions missing, wool dehydrated from long storage.
Displayable	yes

Date
Date	1942

Publications
Publication Images	All original documents and drawings are held in the Zaricor Flag Collection Archives.
Biography	Kimmins - Front Cover Kimmins Frontispiece Kimmins - P. 149-149 - Meets Calvin Bullock Kimmins - P. 208-209 Burrough Kimmins - P. 210-211 Burrough