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Awarded to the next of kin of those who lost their lives on active service during the First World War.
DESCRIPTION
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 in the exergue. The inscription round the circumference reads HE (or SHE) DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOVR. A parchment scroll was issued with each plaque giving the deceased's name and unit.
DATES
1919
ISSUED
1,355,000 He died
600 She died
METAL
Bronze
SIZE
120mm 4.72 inches
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