WW1 Death Penny Plaque THOMAS ALBERT ROLLS 100% Genuine Researched
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WW1 Death Plaque – Thomas Albert Rolls
Unique name. 100% genuine
Rank : Lance Corporal
Service No: S/2460
Date of Death: 25/09/1915 Killed In Action
Age: 26 born 1891
Regiment/Service: Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own)
Battalion : “G” Coy. 12th Battalion.
Panel Reference: Panel 10.
Memorial: PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL
Enlisted : St.Pauls Church yard, Middlesex
Residence : Stoke Newington, Middlesex
Born: Stoke Newington, Middlesex
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Additional Information:
Son of Thomas and Susan Rolls, of 35, Maury Rd., Stoke Newington, London.
Sisters: Alice, Katie, Ethel, Ada, Elsie and Doris
Brothers: Stanley
Several pages of service records
Condition : Dark Patina.
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 .
| Weight | 1 lbs |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 45 × 35 × 16 in |
| Type | Death Penny |
| Issued/ Not-Issued | Issued |
| Era | 1914-1945 |
| Country/ Organization | Great Britain |
| Service | Army |
| Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
| ConditionID | 3000 |
| ConditionDisplayName | Used |
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