WW1 Death Penny Plaque LIONEL RAY TELFORD 100% Genuine Researched

WW1 Death Plaque – Lionel Ray Telford
100% genuine and original  Unique name
Rank: Private
Service No: 8446
Date of Death: 23/04/1917 Died of Wounds
Regiment/Service: Royal Fusiliers (city of London Regiment)
Battalion: 7th Battalion.
Born: 17/2/1893  Mallow, Co.Cork, S Ireland
Enlisted: Kingsway, London
Residence: Nottingham
Panel Reference: Bay 3.
Memorial: ARRAS MEMORIAL   
Theatre of war: France & Flanders
Father: Henry Reynolds (born 1863 – 1951)
Mother: Amy Ursula (nee Marks) (born 1873 – 1905)
Sisters: Annie Lee Gladys (twin sister) (born 1893 – 1987)
Brothers: Brian Desmond (born 1899 – )

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  .