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Historical flags of the British Empire and the overseas territories

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Historical flags of the British Empire and the overseas territories
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The historical flags of the British Empire and the overseas territories refers to the various flags that were used across the various Dominions, Crown colonies, protectorates, and territories which made up the British Empire and overseas territories. Early flags that were used across the Empire (including the then Thirteen Colonies which later became the United States of America) tended to be variations of the Red and Blue Ensigns of Great Britain with no colonial badges or coat of arms attached to them.[1] In the first half of the 19th century, the first colonies started to acquire their own colony badges, but it was not until the UK Parliament passed the Colonial Naval Defence Act 1865 that the colonies were required to apply their own emblems.

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The following list contains all former and current flags that have been used across the Empire and as well as British overseas territories.

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Historical flags of the British Empire and the overseas territories

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Aden

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Akrotiri and Dhekelia

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Anguilla

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Antigua and Barbuda

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Australia

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Australian States

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Bahama Islands

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Bahrain

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Barbados

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Basutoland

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Bechuanaland Protectorate

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Bermuda

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British America

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British Antarctic Territory

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British Cameroon

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British Central Africa Protectorate

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British Ceylon

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British Columbia Colony

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British East Africa

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British Guiana

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British Hong Kong

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British Honduras

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British India

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British Indian Ocean Territory

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British Leeward Islands

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British New Hebrides

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British Malaya

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Straits Settlements

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British Mauritius

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British Nigeria (Northern & Southern)

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British Solomon Islands

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British Somaliland

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British Virgin Islands

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British West Africa

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British Windward Islands

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Burma

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Brunei

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Canada

  • Note: Canada formally became an independent country from the United Kingdom under the Statute of Westminster 1931.
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Cayman Islands

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Cape Colony

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Cook Islands

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Cyprus

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Dominica

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Falkland Islands & Dependencies

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Fiji

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Gambia Colony and Protectorate

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Gibraltar

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Grenada

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Gilbert and Ellice Islands

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Gilbert Islands

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Gold Coast

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Heligoland

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Ionian Islands

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Iraq

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Ireland

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Jamaica

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Kedah

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Kenya

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Kuwait

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Labuan

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Lagos Colony

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Lower Canada

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Malacca

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Maldives

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Malta

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Montserrat

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Kingdom of Mosquitia

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Muscat and Oman

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Natal Colony

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New Guinea

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New South Wales Colony

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Newfoundland

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New Zealand

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Niger Coast Protectorate

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North Borneo

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Nova Scotia

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Nyasaland

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Orange River Colony

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Palestine

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Territory of Papua

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Penang

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Pitcairn Islands

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Province of Canada

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Qatar

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Queensland Colony

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Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla

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Saint Helena and Dependencies

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Saint Lucia

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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Seychelles

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Sierra Leone

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South Australia Colony

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South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

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South Africa

  • Note: South Africa formally became a country independent from the United Kingdom in 1931 after formally adopting the Statute of Westminster.
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Rhodesia (Northern & Southern)

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Sarawak

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Singapore

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Sudan

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Tanganyika

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Tasmania Colony

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Transjordan

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Transvaal Colony

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Trinidad and Tobago

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Tuvalu

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Turks and Caicos Islands

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Trucial States

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Uganda

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Upper Canada

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Victoria Colony

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Weihaiwei

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Western Australia Colony

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Western Samoa

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West Indies Federation

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Zanzibar

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