Army Signal Form 1918

[Chris Grimshaw]

Afternoon Team

A friend showed me the attached and subsequently sent a scan of the form.

Cancelled Army Signals S M A - 1 1 IX

63rd Squadron RAF spent their life in Mesopotamia, shown below is all I can find about them.

"No. 63 Squadron was formed on 31 August 1916 at Stirling, Scotland as a squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. The squadron was intended to operate as a day-bomber unit over the Western Front in France, and was therefore equipped with de Havilland DH4 aircraft; however at the last minute the squadron was re-tasked to operate against the Turkish army in Mesopotamia (Iraq) and was re-equipped with R.E.8's for its new mission, when the squadron arrived in the Middle East in August 1917. No. 63 Squadron remained in Mesopotamia for the rest of the war, and it was disbanded on 29 February 1920.[4]"

Can anyone supply any information about the Army Signals cancel?

Chris

 

[Alan Baker]

The style of the stamp is very similar to those of the Indian army, with the vertical bars at top and bottom.

Does the reverse of the form shed any light?