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Rhodesian Army Medical Corps flag #1
![[Rhodesian Army Medical Corps flag #1]](../images/z/zw^rhm02.gif)
by Richard Allport, resized by Devereaux Cannon, 21 Feb 2002
An essential element in any army, the Medical Corps' purpose is to save
lives in any way possible. The Rhodesian Medical Corps, though small in
numbers, provided the entire spectrum of medical assistance, not only to
the military, but also to tribespeople when necessary and if circumstances
permitted. The Corps ran several hospitals and treated every kind of ailment
from bullet wounds to typhoid. The flag of the Corps displayed its badge
in gold on horizontal stripes of blue and yellow on a maroon field. The
pre-UDI flag had a crown on top of the badge with a scroll bearing the
word "Rhodesia" beneath. On the post-UDI flag the crown was replaced by
the Rhodesian lion and tusk symbol.
Source: Flags and Symbols of Rhodesia, 1890-1980 by R Allport, SAVA
Journal 5/96.
Devereaux Cannon, 21 Feb 2002
Rhodesian Army Medical Corps flag #2
![[Rhodesian Army Medical Corps flag #2]](../images/z/zw^rhm01.gif)
by Devereaux Cannon, 21 Feb 2002
This is Richard Allport's image of the post-1970 republican version
described above. I altered that flag by replacing the lion and tusk
with the Queen's Crown to create the pre-1970 version, which I have labeled
zw^rhmed01.
Devereaux Cannon, 21 Feb 2002
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