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Rare message to British troops ordering WWI ceasefire to go under hammer

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A rare note delivered to British troops calling the end of the First World War in 1918, which was discovered by Etwall's Hansons Auctioneers, is to go up for auction in Etwall, UK. The collection of wartime memorabilia will be auctioned with an estimate of GBP 50-100 [EUR 56-112,2].

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