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Offline James18

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Re: Looking for a pair of WW1 memorial medallions ('death pennies')
« Reply #18 on: Tuesday 29 December 15 19:08 GMT (UK) »
Ah yes, I do have those as attached sources on my online tree.
Eighteen -- Hadleigh, Suffolk; Reading, Berkshire
Hendry -- Ballymena, Antrim; Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Wylie -- Ballymena, Antrim; Glasgow, Lanarkshire

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Re: Looking for a pair of WW1 memorial medallions ('death pennies')
« Reply #19 on: Wednesday 30 May 18 14:18 BST (UK) »
Ken,

My great-uncles names, numbers and regiments are mentioned here: http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=283040.msg5834585#msg5834585

Henry Thomas and John Bernard Eighteen - they were brothers.
Eighteen -- Hadleigh, Suffolk; Reading, Berkshire
Hendry -- Ballymena, Antrim; Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Wylie -- Ballymena, Antrim; Glasgow, Lanarkshire

Offline maggie may

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Re: Looking for a pair of WW1 memorial medallions ('death pennies')
« Reply #20 on: Thursday 31 May 18 10:34 BST (UK) »
Hi James I too was trying to find  one of these as my my Dads brother lost his life in the Battle of Jutland. I saw the real medallion on a trip to the western front in a museum  . I never knew about this medallion  at all the real one is the size of a dinner plate and I certainly don't think you will ever get one as the value of  having this people would not part with it. I went for a replica and got my uncles name engraved on it and have it framed along with medals ..again replicas as family would never say who had the real ones but it is only I that know they are not the real thing  people that come and see them hanging on the wall do  not know nor do they care , and always admired . so I would not be too upset to have replicas if you can not get the real thing  . I am very happy with what I have . I have mixed some real medals with replicas and even I can not tell the difference when they are all together . Don't let your pride stand in the way of  having replicas  its better then having none ..
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Re: Looking for a pair of WW1 memorial medallions ('death pennies')
« Reply #21 on: Saturday 04 August 18 23:28 BST (UK) »
Quite a bit smaller than a dinner plate  ;D
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Plaque_%28medallion%29

They do come up for sale all the time but if you want a particular one then chances are probably very slim on locating that one for sale.
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