Description: Henry VerrierUnique original, full-size WW1 Death Plaque Commemorating Henry Verrier who lost his life in France in Novermber 1915Rank : Rifleman Born : Exeter, South Devon, Enlisted : Hackney Baths, Middlesex. Residence: Islington. MiddlesexDied of wounds 11th November 1915, Number: R/12480 Regiment/Service: 4th Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps Buried in St. Sever Cemetery in Rouen Theatre of War: France & Flanders Casualty type: Commonwealth War Dead With “Soldiers Died” and Commonwealth War Graves Commission detailsCondition : Just minor discolouration – and traces of mount on the reverse.The Bronze Memorial Plaque was issued to the next of kin of servicemen/women who had fallen in the Great War.Measures 121mm (4.76”) diameter, weighing approx 333 grams, cast in bronze incorporating the following:Brittania holding a Laurel Wreath in her left hand and a Trident in her right hand.An imperial lion.2 dolphins representing Britain's sea power.The emblem of Imperial Germany's eagle being torn to pieces by another lion.A rectangle containing the serviceman/womans name.No rank was given as it was intended to show equality in their sacrifice.Around the edge of the plaque inscribed " He/She Died For Freedom And Honour"These plaques are sometimes referred to as –DEAD MANS PENNY, MEMORIAL PLAQUE , WIDOWS PENNY ,DEATH PENNY , DEATH PLAQUE .
Price: 185 GBP
Location: Bristol
End Time: 2024-11-10T15:18:59.000Z
Shipping Cost: 33.7 GBP
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Conflict: World War I (1914-1918)
Theme: Militaria
Type: Death Penny
