Alfred Ernest Vivian Memorial Plaque

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c. 1920

Overview

Memorial plaque issued to the next-of-kin of Alfred Ernest Vivian.
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 reverse of the plaque has no markings of inscriptions.

Historical information

Alfred Ernest Vivian was born in Adelaide, South Australia. He had a very complicated upbringing which is explained in the attached media document.
He enlisted, aged 21, with the 5th Reinforcement, 51st Battalion A.I.F. at Blackboy Hill, near Northam in Western Australia, on 14 February 1916.
His service number was 2506.
He embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A66 Uganda on 20 September 1916.
He received a penetrating gunshot wound to his abdomen in the field on 14 October 1917 and was transferred via the 3rd Australian Field Ambulance to the 3rd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station where he died on 15 October 1917, aged 23.
He was buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery in Belgium.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-119-RoW00009

Item type

Collectibles

Plaques

Themes

War and Conflict
War and Conflict > World War 1

Material

Bronze (Metal)

Width

110 mm

Height or length

110 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Around edge of plaque -
"HE DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR"
Behind lion's back foot -
"22"
On right hand side of plaque within a box, the cast name -
"ALFRED ERNEST
VIVIAN"

Keywords

Australian Imperial Force

Memorial Plaque

Place made

United Kingdom

Year

c. 1920