War Historian Supports Silver Fern Flag

War historian Allan Udy honouring one of his fallen ancestors.

Those who made the ultimate sacrifice, are now buried in far-off fields under the silver fern.

It is said that one New Zealand Ensign, and thousands of silver fern badges and southern cross buttons went ashore with our soldiers at Gallipoli, tens of thousands of silver ferns were present on the uniforms of our brave NZ soldiers of both world wars, so what did they really fight for? 

Allan says;

'Let's not get caught up in the "... our servicemen fought for our current flag.." argument – our lost servicemen have lain under the silver fern for over 100 years in some cases. 

My support of this new flag design does NOT make me unpatriotic, and neither does it make me blasé about the sacrifice that our servicemen made – I'm a proud Kiwi, and I'm sure most of these servicemen who've lain under the silver fern would be proud to see it on our national flag.  

While I'm proud to wear the silver-on-black Nga Tapuwae t-shirt, I do NOT believe that our national flag should be black – let's leave that for the sports people. What do you all think?'

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Allan also writes;

'Our New Zealand servicemen who fell in foreign lands have lain under the silver fern for over 100 years in some cases. The Silver Fern flag would be a lot easier to spot in the many Commonwealth War Grave Cemeteries around the world compared to the current flag, which when furled is difficult to identify from a distance'

Allan wrote the book On the Wings of History and works for the Historical Aviation Film Unit which produces high quality still photographs and video footage of aviation and motorsport activities, and publishes the material in a variety of formats for the enjoyment of enthusiasts worldwide.