WW1 Death Plaque - Wilfred Varley
Complete with case
Unique name
Regiment: King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry)
1/4th Battalion
Rank: Private
Number: 205371
Died: 26/4/1918  Killed in Action
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Remembered at: Tyne Cot Memorial  Panel 108 - 111
Born : Rothwell, Yorkshire
Enlisted: Rothwell, Yorkshire

In 1901 Wilfred lived in Victoria Mount, Rothwell with his parents William & Elizabeth and his 5 Brothers & Sisters.

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  .