This round, bronze memorial plaque was presented to the family of Private Richard Evans Harkness, service number 3426, of the 37th Battalion, (8th Reinforcements) who was killed in action at Villers-Bretonneux on 12th August, 1918. Colloquially known as 'Dead Man's Penny' or 'King's Penny', this plaque was given to the next of kin of service personnel who died on active service in WW1. 1914-1918 Memorial Plaque In early 1920 it was announced that the next-of-kin of all Australian servicemen and women whose deaths were attributable to the First World War would receive a memorial plaque and scroll "as a solace for bereavement and as a memento". The memorial plaques were not uniquely Australian. In fact they were designed and produced in Britain and issued to commemorate all those who died as a result of war service from within the British Commonwealth. The idea for the plaques was originally conceived mid-way through the war. In 1917 a competition was announced to obtain a suitable design and 800 entries were eventually received. The winner, Mr. E. Carter Preston of Liverpool, England, was chosen in 1918. He was awarded a prize of 250 pounds. Mr Manning Pike directed the manufacture of the memorial plaques at the Memorial Plaque Factory set up at Acton, London. Some later plaques were also made at the Woolwich Arsenal. The cost of manufacturing so many plaques must have been considerable. Each plaque had the name of the soldier commemorated individually embossed (some were engraved) as part of the design. The full name was given without any indication of rank or honours to show the equality of sacrifice of all those who had lost their lives. The scroll designed to accompany the plaques was of thick paper, headed by the royal coat-of-arms, and bore the following message: "He whom this scroll commemorates was numbered among those who, at the call of King and Country, left all that was dear to them, endured hardness, faced danger, and finally passed out of the sight of men by the path of duty and self-sacrifice, giving up their own lives that others might live in freedom. Let those that come after see that his name is not forgotten". Underneath the message the serviceman or woman’s name, rank, honours and unit were written by hand in red ink. Because of the late arrival in Australia of the plaques many scrolls were sent out separately. A message from the King, "I join with my grateful people in sending you this memorial of a brave life given for others in the Great War", was included with the scroll. The first plaques were distributed in Australia in 1922. Each plaque was sent out from Base Records Office at Victoria Barracks in Melbourne by second-class mail. Approximately 60,000 plaques were issued in Australia. Families of deceased members of the Royal Australian Navy and the Australian Army Nursing Service also received plaques and scrolls This plaque is significant because it commemorates the death of an Australian soldier on active service in World War 1. It is representative of some 60,000 issued to next of kin of soldiers killed in World War 1. Although Richard Harness was living at 52 Victoria Street, Abbotsford when enlisted, together with a scroll from the King, it was donated by a Frankston Family.This round, bronze memorial plaque was presented to the family of Australian Army private Richard Evans Harkness, service number 03426, of the 37th battalion, 8th re-inforcement. Harkness was killed in action on 12th August, 1918, near the French village of Proyart, during the 3rd Division's advance along the Somme Valley. further details can be found here: https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/U51477 Colloquially known as 'Dead Man's Penny' or 'King's Penny', these plaques were awarded to the next of kin of service personnel who died on active service during WW1. refer to link for further information : http://www.awm.gov.au/encyclopedia/memorial_scroll/plaque.aspAround the edge are the words 'HE DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR' On the righthand side of the plaque is the name of the soldier, in this case Richard Evans Harkness.commemorative, memorial, plaque, dead, man s, penny, king s, richard, evans, harkness

On April 28, 2008, along with Israel's President Shimon Peres and Australia's Governor-General, Major General (ret) Michael Jeffrey AC, CVO, MC, the late Richard Pratt opened the Park of the Australian Soldier in Beersheba, Israel. An initiative of the Melbourne-based Pratt Foundation, the Park commemorates the involvement of the Australian military forces in the Middle East in two World Wars and in other conflicts in the region. It features a memorial to the Australian Light Horse Brigade which won Beersheba from the Turks in World War 1 and a dual purpose playground which provides access to children with disabilities. This DVD tells the Park's story from its inception to its dedication in 2008australian, world war 1, ceremonial, light horse, beersheba, israel, richard pratt, shimon peres, michael jeffrey, memorials, park of the australian soldier, turkish army, playground, australian, world war 1, ceremonial, light horse, beersheba, israel, richard pratt, shimon peres, michael jeffrey, memorials, park of the australian soldier, turkish army, playground

On April 28, 2008, along with Israel's President Shimon Peres and Australia's Governor-General, Major General (ret) Michael Jeffrey AC, CVO, MC, the late Richard Pratt opened the Park of the Australian Soldier in Beersheba, Israel. An initiative of the Melbourne-based Pratt Foundation, the Park commemorates the involvement of the Australian military forces in the Middle East in two World Wars and in other conflicts in the region. It features a memorial to the Australian Light Horse Brigade which won Beersheba from the Turks in World War 1 and a dual purpose playground which provides access to children with disabilities. This DVD records the Park's opening ceremony on April 28, 2008. australian, world war 1, ceremonial, light horse, beersheba, israel, richard pratt, shimon peres, michael jeffrey, memorials, park of the australian soldier, turkish army, playground

On April 28, 2008, along with Israel's President Shimon Peres and Australia's Governor-General, Major General (ret) Michael Jeffrey AC, CVO, MC, the late Richard Pratt opened the Park of the Australian Soldier in Beersheba, Israel. An initiative of the Melbourne-based Pratt Foundation, the Park commemorates the involvement of the Australian military forces in the Middle East in two World Wars and in other conflicts in the region. It features a memorial to the Australian Light Horse Brigade which won Beersheba from the Turks in World War 1 and a dual purpose playground which provides access to children with disabilities. This DVD records the highlights of the Park's opening ceremony on April 28, 2008australian, world war 1, ceremonial, light horse, beersheba, israel, richard pratt, shimon peres, michael jeffrey, memorials, park of the australian soldier, turkish army, playground

A photocopy of the newsletter, which carries an article on the unveiling of a memorial to those Brunswick soldiers who served in the South African war. There is also an invitation to a service at the memorial for 'Australian Heritage Week' 2011boer war, memorial

Eleven colour photographs of and around Villers-Brettoneux showing some of the memorials and plaques dedicated to 1st AIF soldiers. Two show Ypres Fire Brigade buglers at the Menin Gate who play the last post there daily. There is also a post card showing the Franco Australian Museum in the townphotos, villers-bretonneux, menin gate

This file contains two brochures from the Brighton General Cemetery, one black and white dated 2013, the other in colour and undated. The first provides eight short biographies of notable writers and journalists interned at the cemetery, the other containing a map with the location of thirty-four notable internments unrelated to literature. Both provide a brief history of the cemetery with the first also including images of some of the people discussed and what appears to be the cemetery emblem. The second brochure displays a colour photograph of a structure in the cemetery.cemeteries, brighton, authors, journalists, occupations, people, documents, pamphlets, tourist leaflets, migrants, widowers, knowles marion, cambridge ada, buckley herbert, browne thomas alexander, walstab george alexander, cunningham edward sheldon, dow john lament, dexter caroline, lynch caroline, brighton general cemetery, people associated with culture, brighton cemetorians, east brighton north road, people by circumstance, knowles joseph, cross george frederick, ribbledon herbert, horseracing, equestrian events, pioneers, squatters, civil servants, police, boldrewood rolf, robbery under arms, the miner’s right, babes in the bush, communication activities, the age, the herald, the argus, edward wilson estate, burketown, the leader, walstab mary anne, nolan anne, jackson maval mary, sir graham barry ministry, dow marion jane, orr marion jane, mckenzie david, dexter william, ladies almanack: the southern cross or australian album and new years gift, institute of hygiene, lynch william, mayors, bombala, cheltenham pioneer cemetery, cheltenham memorial park, bunurong memorial park, cheltenham and regional cemeteries trust, springvale cemetery, southern metropolitan cemeteries trust, manson johanna, religious groups, groups (people), funerals, cremation, joynt william donovan, boyd arthur, peeler walter, soldiers, armed forces, mccubbin frederick, casey james joseph, buckley maurice vincent, ogg charles, catani carlo, sutton henry, newland james ernest, laver frank joseph, furphy john, boyd guy, ballantyre george frederick, gordon adam lindsay, mccoy frderick, higin batham george, monash john, bent thomas, miller septimus, cohen godfrey abraham, creswell william rooke, guilfoyle william, boyd theodore penleigh, heinze bernard, taylor joseph leslie theodore, taylor squizzy, tritschke alma, elder james alexander mackenzie, breen marie, boyd william merrie, boyd doris, maps, east brighton hawthorn road, east brighton sheffield road, east brighton sussex road, presbyterian religion, baptist religion, jewish religion, roman catholic religion, methodist religion, church of england, anglican religion