This United Nations flag was presented to Signalman Arthur Lyall Philip, Royal New Zealand Corps of Signals, by Captain R.J. Smith, Royal Army Service Corps. Smith was Officer Commanding (OC) at the Inchon Rest Centre, South Korea. The presentation took place on 9 July 1952.
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