First Flag Of Sarawak Brooke
The Nemesis had previously distinguished herself in the First Opium War 1840-41 Pirate activity was again taking off however leading to the largest punitive expedition of all.
First flag of sarawak brooke. Brooke now provided Sarawak with a national flag a red and purple cross on a yellow ground. The first Sarawak flag was originally made up of a cross half blue and half red on yellow thought to be based on Brookes coat of arms. The Crown at the center represent the 5 division of Sarawak which is Kuching Semangan later change it to Sri Aman after the surrender of the Communist Sibu Miri and Limbang at that time.
Brooke now provided Sarawak with a national flag a red and purple cross on a yellow ground. There is a controversy on whether the first flag. 2The first official Sarawak flag was designed by James Brooke.
James flew this flag over his first fort at Berlidah not far from Siniawan. The national flag Brooke created for Sarawak of a red and purple cross on a yellow ground was more suited to Brits than to Borneo. One good thing about this tour is that I finally knew why James Brooke used the Badger as.
When Sylvia first arrived in Sarawak with her brother. The Nemesis had previously distinguished herself in the First Opium War 1840-41 Pirate activity was again taking off however leading to the largest punitive expedition of all. The Flag of Sarawak.
The design comprised of a cross split into two colours in the centre half blue and half red with a yellow background. The old Sarawak Flag was in service from 1870 until 1946 and had a red and black cross with a five- pointed crown symbolising the then five divisions of Sarawak. The Trisakti is in fact the first Sarawak flag within Malaysia.
An 1847 portrait of James Brooke the first Rajah of Sarawak by Francis Grant. Having a blue triangle occupying the left half of the flag and the top and bottom halves divided into red and white respectively. James Brooke who was the first Rajah of Sarawak originally used the St Georges Cross as the states flag.
She dedicated it to her husband and second Rajah Charles Brooke. The decision for Sarawak to have its own flag was made in 1845 but it was not hoisted until 21 September 1848. For some of you might not no that this is the first Flag of Sarawak during The Brooke Era.
On this occasion Brook had the support of Admiral Sir Francis Collier with HMS Albatross 16-gun brig and the East India Company screw gunboat Nemesis. Brooke now provided Sarawak with a national flag a red and purple cross on a yellow ground. It was a red cross on a white background in the form of swallow-tailed pennant.
Gone Forth Beyond the Sea was used as Sarawaks national anthem for the next seventy years. Its interesting how simple laws were made in those days. Elam who came to Sarawak in 1939 was the Mukah District Officer and in September 1941 with the threat of Japanese invasion was seconded to the Punjab Regiment with the rank of second lieutenant and was based in Batu Kitang.
Pirate activity was again taking off however leading to the largest punitive expedition of all. Georges Cross as the states flag. Brooke now provided Sarawak with a national flag a red and purple cross on a yellow ground.
The first written laws of Sarawak. The Sarawak Anthem was composed by Ranee Margaret or Ghita as she was known in honour of the first Rajah James Brooke. Brooke made nine regulations and it is the basis of the present Sarawak Constitution.
Brookes personal standard the Flag of St George was first flown over his fort at Belidah in Upper Sarawak when he was first proclaimed the rajah of Sarawak.
