British and World Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Near East (22829132 S/Sgt. C. J. S. Homan, Int. Corps) official correction to ‘Corps’, good very fine £120-160

Clifford John Sydney Homan spoke French and joined the Intelligence Corps in October 1952. After passing his basic and corps training he was posted to 251 Field Security Section in Middle East Land Forces. After his three years service he was released from the Army in October 1955, but with the outbreak of the Suez Crisis in September 1956 was mobilized with the rank of Sergeant and embarked for Suez on 7 November 1956.

In the Suez Campaign he was a member 7 Field Security Section that comprised one officer and 22 N.C.O.s. 7 F.S.S. were given the task of security investigations in the Town of Suez itself. At the end of the operation he returned to UK with the acting rank of Staff Sergeant and was released from his reserve commitment on 30 December 1956.