Flag of the Flag Institute, adopted on creation of the Institute, 23 April 1971. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar.

Founded on St George's Day, April 23, 1971 by William Crampton (later President of FIAV) and Captain EMC Barraclough CBE RN, the Flag Institute is one of the world's leading research and documentation centres for flags and flag information. St George's Day is celebrated by several nations kingdoms countries and cities of which Saint George is the Patron saint, including England, the Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. William George Crampton was a British Vexillologist. The Fédération internationale des associations vexillologiques (FIAV is an international federation of 52 regional national and multinational associations and institutions It is the principal advisor and designer of flags to Her Majesty's Government. Her Majesty's Government, or when the monarch is male His Majesty's Government, is the title used by the Government of the United Kingdom, based at Flag designs with which its officers have been involved in recent years include those for the British Antarctic Territory, Tristan da Cunha, the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, the Special Boat Service and various flags of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. The Flag of the British Antarctic Territory was granted in 1963 a year after the British Antarctic Territory was created The Flag of Tristan da Cunha was adopted on October 20, 2002 in a proclamation made by the Governor of Saint Helena under a Royal Warrant The Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports is a ceremonial official in the United Kingdom. The Special Boat Service ( SBS) is the Special forces unit of the British Royal Navy. The Royal Fleet Auxiliary ( RFA) is a component of the Naval Service that keeps the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom running around the world Since its creation, the Flag Institute has grown to be arguably the largest membership based vexillological organization in the world, having over 500 members from all five continents. Vexillology is the scholarly study of Flags The word is a synthesis of the Latin word Vexillum and the suffix –''ology'', meaning "study

Copies of Flagmaster.

The institute maintains the William Crampton Library, named in honour of its founder, based in Kingston upon Hull, England. The William Crampton Library, so named in honour of Dr William Crampton, founder of the Flag Institute, is the United Kingdom's largest single library devoted to the Kingston upon Hull ( almost invariably referred England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Comprising over 40,000 flag related volumes it is thought to be one of the largest vexillology based libraries in the world. Vexillology is the scholarly study of Flags The word is a synthesis of the Latin word Vexillum and the suffix –''ology'', meaning "study

The Institute publishes a quarterly 24 page full colour journal, Flagmaster, and a virtual magazine called eFlags. Flagmaster is a Vexillology Magazine published by the Flag Institute and edited by Michael Faul Since 2006 it has sponsored an annual public lecture on a flag-related topic, known as the ‘Perrin Lecture’. It holds twice yearly meetings for its members in various locations around the United Kingdom. The Institute itself is governed by a Council of nine members elected annually by members. Its headquarters are at 38 Hill Street, Mayfair, London W1J 5NS.

Council Members

The current members of the Flag Institute Council are:

• Capt Malcolm Farrow FFI OBE RN (President)
• The Revd John Hall FFI (Chairman)
• Dr Mike Kearsley (General Secretary)
• Graham Bartram FFI (Chief Vexillologist)
• Michael Faul FFI (Editor, Flagmaster)
• Ian Sumner FFI (Librarian)
• John Ford (Council Secretary)
• Charles Ashburner
• Tam Fowler

External links

• The Flag Institute