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Description: | This plaque commonly known as the 'Dead Man's Penny' was given
to the next-of-kin of soldiers who were killed in the First
World War in commemoration of their sacrifice. This one honours
James Amos who was Second Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force,
22nd Squadron. He was killed on 29th August 1918 aged 18. The
plaque is decorated with Britannia holding an oak spray with
leaves and acorns with a lion by her side and an inscription
which reads 'He died for freedom and honour, James Amos'. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Bromley Museum | Rights holder: | Bromley Museum Service | Subjects: | London at War | Temporal: | 1919 = 1920 | Source: | Bromley Museum | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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