WW1 Death Penny Plaque WILLIAM ARTHUR GWILLIAMS unique Name Researched

WW1 Death Plaque – William Arthur Gwilliams
100%  Genuine and original
Unique Name  believed to be:
Rank : Private
Number : 3/7768
Regiment: Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
Battalion: 1st Battalion
Died of wounds 13/8/1915 age 24
Born 1891 Bethnal Green
Theatre of war: France & Flanders

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, 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  .