Graham Bartram is a British

United Kingdom

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 vexillologist who is currently Secretary-General for Congresses of the Fédération internationale des associations vexillologiques, the Chief Vexillologist of the Flag Institute

Flag Institute

The Flag Institute is a research and documentation centre for flags and flag information, founded on St George's Day, 23 April 1971 by William Crampton and Captain EMC Barraclough CBE RN. Although not an official body, it is the principal advisor and designer of flags to the government of the...

  and a consultant to the British government on flag design and usage.

Graham Bartram was born on 18 July 1963 in Montrose, Angus

Montrose, Angus

Montrose is a coastal resort town and former royal burgh in Angus, Scotland. It is situated 38 miles north of Dundee between the mouths of the North and South Esk rivers...

, in Scotland

Scotland

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. He grew up in Scotland, Ireland and West Africa. While living in Accra that he developed his lifelong interest in flags.

He has designed:

• A proposal of Antarctic flag
  Flag of Antarctica
  Antarctica has no official flag as it is not a nation nor is it ruled by a single government or body. The Antarctic Treaty Organization adopted a flag in 2002 and is used as an unofficial symbol of the continent...
  
  . It portrays a white Antarctica (with no boundaries shown) on a light blue background.
• The Queen's Colour of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
  Royal Fleet Auxiliary
  The Royal Fleet Auxiliary is a civilian-manned fleet owned by the British Ministry of Defence. The RFA enables ships of the United Kingdom Royal Navy to maintain operations around the world. Its primary role is to supply the Royal Navy with fuel, ammunition and supplies, normally by replenishment...
  
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• The flag of the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
  Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
  The Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports is a ceremonial official in the United Kingdom. The post dates from at least the 12th century but may be older. The Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports was originally in charge of the Cinque Ports, a group of five port towns on the southeast coast of England...
  
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• The flag of Tristan da Cunha
  Tristan da Cunha
  Tristan da Cunha is a remote volcanic group of islands in the south Atlantic Ocean and the main island of that group. It is the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world, lying from the nearest land, South Africa, and from South America...
  
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• The symbols of the UK Border Agency
  UK Border Agency
  The UK Border Agency is the border control body of the United Kingdom government and part of the Home Office. It was formed on 1 April 2008 by a merger of the Border and Immigration Agency , UKvisas and the Detection functions of HM Revenue and Customs...
  
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• The flag of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
  Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
  The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is the supreme court in all matters under English law, Northern Ireland law and Scottish civil law. It is the court of last resort and highest appellate court in the United Kingdom; however the High Court of Justiciary remains the supreme court for criminal...
  
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• The flag of The National Register of Historic Ships.

Published material

Bartram is the author of the book "British Flags and Emblems" and edits the British military flag book (now a CD-ROM) "BR20 Flags of All Nations". He also wrote the booklet "Flying Flags in the United Kingdom" which is published by the Flag Institute

Flag Institute

The Flag Institute is a research and documentation centre for flags and flag information, founded on St George's Day, 23 April 1971 by William Crampton and Captain EMC Barraclough CBE RN. Although not an official body, it is the principal advisor and designer of flags to the government of the...

 in association with the Flags & Heraldry Committee of the UK Parliament.

He also maintains the World Flag Database.

Awards and honours

He was made a Fellow of the Flag Institute in 2005 for his services to the Institute.

External links

• World Flag Database.