WW1 Death Penny Plaque and Sleeve ALBERT GEORGE CORNISH – RESEARCHED

WW1 Death Plaque – Albert George Cornish
Unique name. 100% genuine. Complete with sleeve
Rank : Gunner
Service No: 207936
Date of Death: 07/09/1918  died of wounds. Age: 40
Born : Bow, London Residence: West Ham, Essex
Enlisted: Leyton.  
Regiment/Service: Royal Field Artillery
Battalion: 312th Bde.
Grave Reference : D. 19.
Cemetery: FIENVILLERS BRITISH
Theatre of war: France & Flanders
Additional Information:Husband of Agnes E. Cornish, of 282, Cann Hall Rd.,
Leytonstone, Essex.
Mother: Charlotte Edwards
Father: Albert John Cornish – Boot & Shoe maker
Brothers: John Albert, William Frederick, Frank, Sidney and Ernest
Sister: Ada V, Emily

1911 living at:190 Odessa Rd, Forest Gate, Essex
Son: Sidney

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:
Britannia 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  .