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MEMORIAL PLAQUE
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The Memorial Plaque was
given to the next of kin of those who lost their lives on active service
during the First World War. The plaque shows Britannia bestowing a laurel
crown on a rectangular tablet bearing the full name of the dead in raised
lettering. In front stands the British Lion, with dolphins in the upper
field, an oak branch lower right, and a lion cub clutching a fallen eagle.
The inscription around the circumference reads; HE (or SHE) DIED FOR
FREEDOM AND HONOUR. A parchment scroll was issued with each plaque giving
the deceased's name and unit. Approximately 1,355,000 He Died and 600 She Died were issued. |
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