Name/Title
1918 - WW1 Royal Flying Corps Signal Message streamer - with Belgian Liberation Flag message dropped by Flight Commander Jenkins DFC & Bar (Former CGG 87th Battalion) to Lt-Col. Frank Stephen Meighen on 14th November 1918 at Beavrages, France.Description
A unique and rare Royal Flying Corp Signal Streamer. 5 feet long with Belgian Liberation message dropped by RFC Pilot and Canadian ACE Flight Commander Jenkins DFC & Bar (Former CGG 87th Battalion) to Lt-Col. Frank Stephen Meighen (Former Commanding Officer of the 14th and 87th Battalions) on the 14th of November 1918 at Beavrages billets in Belgium.
87th Battalion were the first allied unit to liberate Belgium on 5 November, 1918. Patrols from the 87th Battalion (Canadian Grenadier Guards), of the 4th Canadian Infantry Division, crossed the River Aunelle, thereby marking the liberation, by the Canadians, of the first part of occupied Belgium.
Flight Commander Jenkins' visit and invitation to Major-General Meighen was documented in the 87th Battalion War Diary on the 14th of November, and he invited CGG Officers to join him and his RAF No210 Squadron at St.-Hilaire which was stationed 19 Km from where the 87th Battalion (CGG) was billeted.Created By
Bertille L. HurelCreate Date
July 6, 2022Updated By
Lieutenant Michael Hayes-Rivet, retired.Update Date
October 20, 2025
