Checked content

File:Royal Scots with flag 01-1945.jpg

Description

IWM caption : THE BRITISH ARMY IN BURMA 1945. Men of the Royal Scots pose for a photograph with a Japanese flag taken as a souvenir after clearing the Japanese from Payan, near Shwebo, January 1945.
Date January 1945
Source
IWMLondonThumbnail.jpg This is photograph SE 2472 from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 4700-64) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Author Sergeant R Watson, No 9 Army Film & Photographic Unit
Permission
( Reusing this file)
Public domain This artistic work created by the United Kingdom Government is in the public domain.

This is because it is one of the following:

  1. It is a photograph created by the United Kingdom Government and taken prior to 1 June 1957; or
  2. It was commercially published prior to 1963; or
  3. It is an artistic work other than a photograph or engraving (e.g. a painting) which was created by the United Kingdom Government prior to 1963.

HMSO has declared that the expiry of Crown Copyrights applies worldwide (ref: HMSO Email Reply)
More information.

See also Copyright and Crown copyright artistic works.
Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom.svg
The following pages on Schools Wikipedia link to this image (list may be incomplete):

About Schools Wikipedia

SOS Childrens Villages aims to make Wikipedia suitable for young learners. SOS Children works in 133 countries and territories across the globe, helps more than 62,000 children, and reaches over 2 million people in total. Sponsoring a child is a great way to help children who need your support.