ww1 death plaque penny ROBERT EDMUNDS - Died 1st Day Of “ The Battle Of Canbrai”.WW1 Death Plaque – Robert Edmunds
Unique name  100% genuine with original sleeve and a school attendance certificate September 1880, possibly his father.

1st Day of “ The Battle of Canbrai “)
Rank: Private
Service No: 38619 (formerly 36330 South Staffordshire Reg)
Date of Death: 20/11/1917
Killed in action
Theatre of war : France & Flanders
Regiment/Service: Lancashire Fusiliers
Battalion: 1st Battalion.
Panel Reference: Panel 5.
Memorial :  CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL  
Born 1897 Tipton, Staffordshire
1911 lived at 15 Providence Street, Horseley Heath, Tipton, Staffordshire
Father Robert
Mother Emma (Emily Baines)
Brother : John, Alfred and William
Sister: Elizabeth, Annie and Emma

The Battle of Canbrai
The attack started at 06.20 on November 20th 1917. The Germans were surprised by an intense artillery attack directly on the Hindenburg Line. 350 British tanks advanced across the ground supported by infantry - both were assisted by an artillery rolling barrage that gave them cover from a German counter-attack. The bulk of the initial attack went well. The 62nd Division (West Riding) covered more than five miles in this attack from their starting point.

The Bronze Memorial Plaque was issued to the next of kin of servicemen/women who had fallen in the Great War.
Measures 121mm (4.76”) diameter, weighing approx 333 grams, cast in bronze incorporating the following:
Brittania holding a Laurel Wreath in her left hand and a Trident in her right hand.
An imperial lion.
2 dolphins representing Britain's sea power.
The emblem of Imperial Germany's eagle being torn to pieces by another lion.
A rectangle containing the serviceman/womans name.

No rank was given as it was intended to show equality in their sacrifice.
Around the edge of the plaque inscribed " He/She Died For Freedom And Honour"

These plaques are sometimes referred to as –
DEAD MANS PENNY, MEMORIAL PLAQUE , WIDOWS PENNY ,
DEATH PENNY , DEATH PLAQUE .