WW1 Death Penny Plaque ALFRED THOMAS FLOWERS 100% Genuine researched

WW1 Death Plaque – Alfred Thomas Flowers
Number: 4521
Rank: Private
Died : 15/12/17  Killed in Action Boom Valley
Regiment: Finsbury Rifles
Battalion: 
Enlisted: Warminster
Born: 1895
Residence: 
Burial Walincourt, Pas de Calais, France

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  .