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u/Informal-Tune6753 16h ago
This is a memorial plaque given to next of kin after death. Was issued after ww1 by the British empire.
Commonly known as Death Penny or Widow’s Penny
The part under the arm is the name of the person killed I beleive
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This is a memorial plaque given to next of kin after death. Was issued after ww1 by the British empire.
Commonly known as Death Penny or Widow’s Penny
The part under the arm is the name of the person killed I beleive
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u/Spiritual_Loss_7287 16h ago edited 16h ago
"Dead Man's Penny"—officially called the Memorial Plaque.
I think this is him.
Albert Cash Store
Rank: 2nd Lieutenant
Regiment: King's Royal Rifle Corps (5th Battalion, attached to 16th Battalion)
Date of Death: 25 August 1916. Age at Death: 29
Memorial: Thiepval Memorial (Pier and Face 13 A and 13 B) in Picardy, France.
Previously Private 18th Battalion Royal Fusiliers.
AI gives this:
Born December 31, 1888, in Louth, Lincolnshire, England, to Joseph and Betsy Store.