WW1 Death Penny Plaque RARE BROTHERS- ARTHUR and ALFRED THOMAS JOBSON Researched

WW1 Death Plaque – Alfred Thomas Jobson and Arthur Jobson (Brothers)
Pair of WW1 Death Plaques – Alfred Thomas Jobson & Arthur Jobson

Brother 1. Alfred Thomas Jobson
Regiment : Border Regiment  7th.Battalion
Rank : Private
Number: 27590  (Formerly 6410 Essex Regiment)
Killed in Action 23/4/1917
Born: Desborough, Nothants
Enlisted: Kittering, Northants
Residence: Desborough, Northants
Theatre of war: France & Flanders
Remembered with Honour: Arras Memorial

Father: Josiah Jobson (Shoe Rivetter)
Mother: Ann Jobson (Panter)
Brothers & Sisters : Ellen, Alfred, Josiah, Walter, George E,  Elizabeth, Albert
1901: lived 11 Lower Street, Desborough, Northants

Brother 2. Arthur Jobson
Regiment : Northamptonshire Regiment  1st.Battalion
Rank : Private
Number: 31080
Killed in Action 20/4/1918
Born: Desborough, Nothants
Enlisted: Northampton
Residence: Desborough, Northants
Theatre of war: France & Flanders
Remembered with Honour: REM Loos Memorial

Father: Josiah Jobson (Shoe Rivetter)
Mother: Ann Jobson (Panter)
Brothers & Sisters : Ellen, Alfred, Josiah, Walter, George E,  Elizabeth, Albert
1901: lived 11 Lower Street, Desborough, Northants

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  .