Salvo's Flag find follow up story.

Cranbourne Star Salvo's story follow up.

The Cranbourne Star Community newspaper who published the story of the Salvo's 2/2nd Flag find last November, has now published a follow up story of the flag now on display at The Shrine, Melbourne as part of the "SPARTANS & ANZACS" Exhibition. Read the story below.
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WWII relic found in Clyde North displayed at Shrine

The Australian flag containing up to 28 signatures that belong to soldiers from the 2/2nd Field Regiment during World War II was discovered at a Clyde North November of 2025. 
It is now on display at The Shrine in Melbourne as part of its ‘SPARTANS & ANZACS’ Exhibition which opened on 15 April. 
The relic was unearthed by the store’s staff member, Kylie Baker who later sought the assistance of her parents Denis Holland and Sue Holland, long time Springvale RSL members.
The investigation led to locating the President of the 2/2nd Field Regiment Association. Mr. Malcom Fallon, 
Citing the images of the flag that Denis and Sue had sent him, Mr Fallon began his own research.
The president looked into each name that was signed on the flag, many began with ‘VX’, meaning most enlisted in Victoria. 
Cross referencing each name through the National archives, he was able to confirm their deployment history, indicating that the relic was likely signed in 1940 or 1941 — making the flag nearly 85 years old. 
On Saturday 25 April, as thousands of Victorians visited The Shrine to commemorate Anzac Day, Mr Fallon told Star News that being able to see the flag on display was “very special”.
“I can say there were quite a few tears and quite a bit of nostalgia associated with it all,” he said. 
“It was amazing to be honest with you and we will be forever grateful to whoever dropped that flag in instead of it just being thrown in a rubbish bin and being lost forever.”
“For it to come up now is just amazing, we’re just thrilled with everything that’s transpired and how it’s all worked out.”
And while the jury’s still out on the original owner and donator; the flag and its extensive history is now  up for display at the Shrine for the next 12 months until April 2027.

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