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Death Penny for a Birchall killed in the 1st Battle of Ypres

Flag_of_the_United_KingdomThis memorial plaque (also called a Dead Man’s Penny) commemorates the death of Private Alfred William Burchell 8121. Alfred, born in Tottenham, London, was a member of 2nd Battalion Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry and was killed on the 17th of November 1914 during the last stages of the 1st Battle for Ypres in Belgium. His body was not recovered and he is commemorated on the 47th panel of the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres. Also shown is the original wax cardboard sleeve these plaques were shipped in.

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This entry was posted on September 12, 2013 at 9:05 PM and is filed under Family Groups & Singles, Plaques, Table Medals & Awards with tags , . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

2 Responses to “Death Penny for a Birchall killed in the 1st Battle of Ypres”

  1. joe Says:
    November 7, 2018 at 6:56 PM

    Do you still have the Alfred William burchell memorial plaque?, he is my great great uncle.

    Reply

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