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Vexillon Award for excellence in the promotion of vexillology in 1995 and 2015, the only recipient to have won it twice. He also published many articles and several books on heraldry and flags. He was also involved in the field of honours and awards.
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African Military Colours – 1664 to 26 April 1994 Part III Vol. 2 – Military Colours of the South African Defence Force 31 May 1961 to 26 April 1994 : Colours devised for the South African Air Force, Navy, Medical Service and the South African
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Department of Immigration on 2 January 1962 as an Administrative Officer. His responsibilities included a tour of duty as Assistant Attache (Immigration) and Consul to the South African Embassy in London between 1965 and 1969.
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in heraldry, to symbolise the convergence of different cultures into one for the future South Africa. He later designed arms for the new provincial governments in South Africa. He was awarded the
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in 1965 and was awarded a Master of Arts degree (with distinction) from the same university in 1977 for a dissertation entitled "British
Immigration to South Africa 1946 – 1970".
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Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Social Anthropology, which he obtained in 1961. He subsequently completed an Honours degree in history at the
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Heraldry in the Church of the
Province of Southern Africa, 1847–2000: coats of arms of the dioceses, collegiate and parish churches, and the Order of Ethiopia
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and completed the SAVA Journal series on South
African Military Colours (1664 to 26 April 1994). Furthermore, in September 2015 he was awarded the degree of
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in 1957. He undertook his voluntary military service at the Air Force Gymnasium with 1 Motorboat Squadron (Air-Sea rescue) before going to
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He then joined the Department of National Education / later Arts, Culture, Science and Technology as Assistant State Herald in the
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In early 2019, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He died at his home surrounded by his family on 10 May 2019.
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717:, in Optima, Vol. 32, 4, December 1984 (subsequently reprinted in The New Zealand Armiger, 18, December 1990)
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Shortly after his retirement Brownell and his wife moved to the Newlands Park retirement home, south east of
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province in South Africa on 8 March 1940. He matriculated from St. Andrew's School in
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Brownell designed many coats of arms, badges and flags, including the
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William Harvey Medal of the South African Blood Transfusion Service
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South African herald, vexillologist and genealogist (1940–2019)
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The Seal of the Republic of South Africa – a little oversight?
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Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem
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International Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences
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The Union Jack over Southern and Central Africa, 1795 – 1994
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The Cartoonist's view of the South African National Flag
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He married Christine de Villiers, whom he met whilst at
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International Federation of Vexillological Associations
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International Federation of Vexillological Associations
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International Federation of Vexillological Associations
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Flying with Pride: The Story of the South African Flag
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Kruger Gray's bookplate for South Africa House, London
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Fiat Lux Award by the family of St. Andrew's School (
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Heraldic adaptation in the Southern African context
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784:The design of the new South African national flag
711:, in Education and Culture, V, I, March/June 1982
190:(8 March 1940 – 10 May 2019) was a South African
573:Consolidated index to the South African Armorial
517:National symbols of the Republic of South Africa
283:in 1990. In 1993/1994, he designed the current
525:British Immigration to South Africa, 1946–1970
324:(D.Phil.) in the Faculty of Humanities at the
316:. He continued to be an active member of the
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347:Brownell was the recipient of the following:
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256:and together they had three daughters.
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449:South African National Defence Force
411:Gold Commemorative Medallion of the
394:Prison's Service Establishment Medal
352:Order for Meritorious Service (OMSS)
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990:Brownell, Frederick (2015).
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454:Honorary Life Member of the
451:Emblem for Voluntary Service
328:for a dissertation entitled
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379:John Chard Decoration (JCD)
358:Southern Cross Medal (1975)
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364:Military Merit Medal (MMM)
252:, on 29 September 1962 in
243:University of South Africa
122:University of South Africa
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1185:Rhodes University alumni
1099:Faulkner, Donna (2014).
715:Heraldry in South Africa
343:Awards and Commendations
205:He designed the flag of
1078:Beckett, Denis (2002).
1042:"SA flag designer dies"
775:Some Bookplates in the
322:Doctorate of Philosophy
225:, in what was then the
143:Designing the flags of
1200:South African heraldry
1001:University of Pretoria
427:Vexillon Award of the
326:University of Pretoria
126:University of Pretoria
424:Literary Prize (1990)
369:General Service Medal
308:Final years and death
221:Brownell was born in
217:Family and early life
599:, Vols. 1 – 4 (2000)
387:Police Star of Merit
843:South Africa portal
757:Symbols for Namibia
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879:Bureau of Heraldry
777:Brenthurst Library
707:Bureau of Heraldry
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590:Bureau of Heraldry
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581:Bureau of Heraldry
354:, Class II: Silver
334:South African flag
301:South African flag
285:South African flag
270:Bureau of Heraldry
36:Frederick Brownell
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