World War I Memorial Plaque

Product Description: This World War I Memorial Plaque is made from resin and is a smaller than the original, measuring 45mm in diameter. It is supplied with an information card that has a colour image of British troops carrying a wounded soldier and a red poppy on the front and has historical information about the Memorial Plaque on the reverse. The plaque and card are presented in a clear wallet.

Information: The Memorial Plaque was issued to the next-of-kin of all British and Empire service personnel who were killed during World War I.

The original plaque had a 120mm diameter and was cast in bronze. The front 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 at the base. The inscription round the circumference reads HE (or SHE) DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR.