WW1 Death Plaque – William Marshall Davison.
Number: 11606 (11603)
Regiment: Northumberland Fusiliers
Battalion: 12/13th Battalion
Rank: Private
Born: Newcastle on Tyne
Enlisted: Ashington, Northumberland
Died : 21/3/1918   ( age 25)  Killed in Action
Theatre of war: France & Flanders
Remembered with honour : Peronne Communal Cemetary, France, Somme. Extension V.1.19

Son of John & Mary Ann Davison.54 Walker Road, South Byker, Newcastle on Tyne

Good condition
Unpolished

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  .