The South Australian Department of the Premier and Cabinet advises a State Funeral Service for Sir James Gilbert Hardy OBE will be held at 1pm on Friday 23 June 2023, at St Peter’s College, Memorial Hall, South Australia.
Sir James was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1975 and a Knight Bachelor in 1981 for his services to sailing and the community. He was also awarded the Australian Sports Medal in 2000.
Details regarding attendance at the service and livestreaming can be found on the South Australian Government's website.
As a mark of mourning and respect, the Australian National Flag should be flown at half-mast all day on Friday 23 June 2023 in South Australia only from all buildings and establishments occupied by the Australian Government departments and affiliated agencies. Other organisations are welcome to participate.
- When flying the Australian National Flag with other flags, all flags in the set should be flown at half-mast.
- If a set of flags includes the flags of other nations, it would be appropriate to seek permission from the diplomatic representatives of that nation to half-mast their flag.
- An acceptable half-mast position would be when the top of the flag is a third of the distance down from the top of the flagpole.
- Information on flag protocol is available on the Department's website.
Your assistance is appreciated.
Commonwealth Flag Officer