Canadian Red Ensign (Provinces) - unofficial Flag. The soldiers holding the flag are Pte Sean Hamner (right) and Cpl Mah. CONFIRM. This flag was donated to the museum by Lt Col Blair McGregor on the occasion of his dining out on 27 May 2005. He received the flag from a US Marine Corps colonel who said that it had flown at Vimy Ridge. The flag only includes 7 provinces as opposed to two nine at the time of the Great War. CONFIRM FLAG AND TRANSCRIBE CARD.