Original British WWI KIA Death Penny Soldier Memorial - George Hough

Original Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely WWI Memorial Plaque commemorating the life and service of George Hough, a British soldier who went missing on May 27th, 1918, and was never found, having died in combat while serving with Company D, 5th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. This example has a hole at the top for mounting. As there were so many men who were KIA during World War I, we can’t be 100% sure we have ID’d the correct man, so this requires a bit more research to be sure of. Comes more than ready for further research and display. The Memorial Plaque was issued after the First World War to the next-of-kin of all British Empire service personnel who were killed as a result of the war. The plaques (which could be described as large plaquettes) about 4.72 inches (120 mm) in diameter, were cast in bronze, and came to be known as the "Dead Man’s Penny", or “Death Penny”, because of the similarity in appearance to the much smaller penny coin which itself had a diameter of