Flag taken at the Battle of Omdurman by 9th Sudanese Regiment, presented to Major C S Spong, Army Medical Corps, 2nd Sudan War, 1898.
Captured during the 2nd Sudan War (1896-1899).
Sudanese flag captured at Omdurman. Presented to Major Spong by officer of IX Sudanese Regiment. (Label to this effect attached).
The flag is of buff cotton, with blue border and appliqued red, buff and blue lettering. It is torn in parts and the edges are frayed.