Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Sapper H. S. Yeoman, Royal Engineers

British War and Victory Medals (563360 Spr. H. S. Yeoman. R.E.) nearly extremely fine (2) £80-120

H. S. Yeoman served with the Anti-Aircraft Gun Command Section at Etaples and Montreuil, and received the Signal announcing the ending of hostilities on 11 November 1918.

Sold together with the original hand-written “A” Form Messages and Signals received by H. S. Yeoman, Sapper, at 15:45 on 11-11-18, stating ‘To all Guns and Lights. Hostilities ceased at 11.00 hours today. All stations will be kept ready for immediate action. Enemy aircraft are to be engaged after committing hostile acts. Reconnaissance will not be treated as an hostile act.’