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Old 30-Jan-2005, 00:13
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Originally posted by Rocker
In any case on a helmet it would be a Union Flag not a Union Jack. It should only be refered to as a Union jack when it is flying from the jack staff of a ship
Sorry for being pedantic but I'm sure any members who are (Ex) navy will confirm this

I did not know that, you would think that some of the countries traditions would be covered during school history lessons, but mine didn't cover much past the iron age.
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