Message announcing the end of the war

Item

Title

Message announcing the end of the war

Who?

Brigadier General Charles Armstrong, Chief Engineer of the Canadian Force.

Item(s)

Copy of the message sent to all commanding officers on the morning of 11th November 1918 announcing the end of hostilities from 11 o'clock that morning.

Story

The message was sent to the contributor's great uncle, Brigadier General Charles Armstrong, Chief Engineer of the Canadian Force. He sent the message enclosed in a letter to his wife, Flora, and asked her to keep it safe.

The contributor found it, still in the envelope with the letter, among some documents of their Grandfather's (Flora's brother).

When?

11th November 1918

Where?

Western Front

Contributor

Celia Oxley

Collection Day

Gosport

This item was submitted on July 15, 2019