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Robert Thomas Memorial Plaque mounted on timber shield

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c. 1920

Overview

Memorial plaque issued to the next-of-kin of Robert Thomas. It is mounted on a slightly asymmetrical timber shield with a post-WWII Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps badge attached above the plaque.
It is circular, made from cast bronze and bears an image of “Britannia” holding a laurel wreath and a trident, with a lion at her feet.
A much smaller lion is below the bigger one, biting the German Imperial eagle.
There is a dolphin on each side of 'Britannia' representing Britain's sea power.
On the right, within a rectangular border, is the name of the person commemorated.
The plaque is highly polished and appears to have been lacquered.
On the reverse of the timber plaque is a metal fastener for hanging.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-119-RoW00184

Item type

Themes

War and Conflict
War and Conflict > World War 1

Material

Width

190 mm

Height or length

280 mm

Depth

18 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Around edge of plaque -
"HE DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR"
On right hand side of plaque within a box, the cast name -
"ROBERT THOMAS"

Keywords

Memorial Plaque

Dead Man's Penny

First World War

Australian Imperial Force

Place made

United Kingdom

Year

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Scientific or research significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Links to additional resources

https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/first-world-war-next-of-kin-plaque

Information about memorial plaques prepared by the Imperial War Museum.

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Sibling records

Alfred Ernest Vivian Memorial Plaque

Oswald Williams Memorial Plaque

Victor Stuart Griffiths Memorial Plaque and envelope

William Hammond Smith Memorial Plaque

Sidney Hinton Memorial Plaque attached to carved timber background

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Robert Thomas Memorial Plaque - close up

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Robert Thomas Memorial Plaque mounted on timber shield

Robert Thomas Memorial Plaque mounted on timber shield

Robert Thomas Memorial Plaque mounted on timber shield

Robert Thomas Memorial Plaque mounted on timber shield

Reverse of timber shield

Reverse of timber shield

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