WW1 Memorial Plaque (Death Penny) with Personalised Memorial Scroll Category_Gallant & Distinguished Conduct The Africa Star was awarded

The Africa Star was awarded to British and Commonwealth forces who served in the North African campaign between 10 June 1940 and 12 May 1943

522 Victory medals were awarded and this gives us an idea of the scale of the war which had just been fought

It was awarded particularly for service during air raids in World War Two

Bust of Christopher Marlowe made in British Gypsum Plaster

A fixed ring formed into the top of the Crown

WW1 Memorial Plaque (Death Penny) with Personalised Memorial Scroll Category_Gallant & Distinguished Conduct The Africa Star was awardedThe World War One Memorial Plaque, widely known as the Death Penny, remains one of the most poignant and recognisable memorials of the Great War. Issued to the families of those who died as a result of their wartime service, the plaque was intended as a permanent reminder of sacrifice and loss. More than 1. 3 million Memorial Plaques were distributed to grieving families across Britain and the Commonwealth following the First World War. Full history