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Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D1884/1/2 |
Title | Bronze memorial plaque commemorating Joseph Arthur Hodgkiss |
Date | 1919 |
Description | The medallion, issued to next-of-kin of service personnel killed as a result of the First World War, is also known as a 'Dead Man's Penny'.
This medallion is one of the early batch of medallions made at the Memorial Plaque Factory in Acton, London, which began production in 1919. Later medallions had a number stamped on the lion's back leg.
Available on CD, CD316. |
Extent | 1 item |
Level | Item |
Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
Archive Creator | Hodgkiss family of Hawthorne Dene, Baslow |
Copyright | Out of copyright |
Copies | A digital copy of this item can be viewed on the public computers at the record office. |
Term | First World War (1914-1918) |
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