Image: Rockall Union flag hoisted 1955

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Description: Lt. Cdr. Scott RN raises the Union Flag over Rockall on 18th September 1955, with the words, "In the name of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, I hereby take posession of this Island of Rockall." To the left stands Royal Marine Commando Cpl. Alexander A. Fraser
Title: Rockall Union flag hoisted 1955
Credit: Fisher, James (1957) [1956] Rockall, London: Country Book Club Originally Royal Navy
Author: Admiralty photographer
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