Secured German Flag
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In New Guinea
THE soldier who secured the German flag during the capture of Rabaul in 1914 died early in February at Mar rickville, Sydney. He was John J. Casey, and was 58 years old.
An Irishman, Casey went to Australia at an early age, and later enlisted as a sergeant in the Expeditionary Forces.
He was promoted to the rank of lieuten ant while on active service. He left with the first troopship for New Guinea and was prominent in the taking of the Ger man territory. The flag, which he took from the Germans, now lies in the Aus tralian War Museum.