Death Plaque
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Gnr. William Hicken Simmonds
Service Number 46466
Royal Garrison Artillery
132nd Siege Battery
Born Whitmore Reans, Wolverhampton
Died 26th October 1918 Aged 26
Buried Kirechkoi-Hortakoi Military Cemetery Thessaloniki, Greece
Served Macedonian front / Salonika campaign
Between 1915 and 1918, British troops were part of a multi-national Allied force fighting against the Bulgarians and their allies in the Balkans. Malaria proved to be a serious drain on manpower during the campaign. In total the British forces suffered 162,517 cases of the disease and in total 505,024 non-battle casualties.
Memorial plaque named as awarded 120mm (4.72 inches) cast in Bronze at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich circa 1920 identified by encircled WA on reverse and a worker number 78 between the lions rear leg and tail
Good patina, lightly polished condition, small mounting hole at 12 o’clock.
