Description: WW1 Death Plaque – Alfred CronkUnique name.Number: GS/61648 (formerly 12412 Royal Sussex Regiment)Regiment: Royal Fusiliers (City of London Reg)Battalion: 7th. BattalionBorn: WateringburyEnlisted: MaidstoneResidence: WateringburyDied: 23/3/1918 Killed in Action Age 33Theatre of War: France & FlandersPanel Reference: Bay 3.Memorial : Arras Memorial Son of Charles and Ann Cronk; husband of Ellen Mary Cronk, of 16, Bow Terrace, Wateringbury, Maidstone.100% genuine Good condition.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 .
Price: 145 GBP
Location: Bristol
End Time: 2025-02-04T10:18:19.000Z
Shipping Cost: 31.47 GBP
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Type: Death Penny
Issued/ Not-Issued: Issued
Era: 1914-1945
Conflict: World War I (1914-1918)
Country/ Organization: Great Britain
Service: Army
Theme: Militaria
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Modified Item: No
