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Name
  
Graham Bartram


Role
  
Designer

Graham Bartram httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Born
  
18 July 1963 (age 61) (
1963-07-18
)
Montrose, Angus, Scotland

Occupation
  
Secretary-General for Congresses of FIAV; Chief Vexillologist of the Flag Institute

Books
  
British Flags and Emblems, DataMerge

Graham Bartram (born Montrose, Angus, Scotland, 18 July 1963) is a British vexillologist who is Secretary-General for Congresses of the Fédération internationale des associations vexillologiques, the Chief Vexillologist of the Flag Institute, and a consultant to the British government on flag design and usage.

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Bartram grew up in Scotland, Northern Ireland, and West Africa. While living in Accra, he developed his lifelong interest in flags. He was made a Fellow of the Flag Institute in 2005 for his services to the institute.

Flag designs

Bartram has designed:

  • A proposal of Antarctic flag. It portrays a white Antarctica (with no boundaries shown) on a light blue background. It was first flown over Antarctica by Ted Kaye in 2002.
  • The Queen's Colour of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
  • The flag of the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports.
  • The flag of Tristan da Cunha.
  • Symbols of the UK Border Agency (the predecessor of UK Visas and Immigration).
  • The flag of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
  • The flag of The National Register of Historic Ships.

    • Publications

    Bartram authored the book British Flags and Emblems and edits the British military flag book (now a CD-ROM and a website) BR20 Flags of All Nations. He wrote the booklet "Flying Flags in the United Kingdom" published by the Flag Institute in association with the Flags & Heraldry Committee of the United Kingdom Parliament. He maintains the World Flag Database.

    References

    Graham Bartram Wikipedia
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