Historical information

Private James Eric WHITE 513 - Draughtsman/clerk from Camberwell Victoria. Enlisted on the 17/8/1914 with the 5th Battalion F Company and embarked on the Orvieto on 21/10/1914. He was killed in action on 25/7/1916 in France and is buried at Villers-Brettonneux. Upon his death his family received a Memorial Plaque also known as "Dead Man's Penny" or"Death Penny"

Significance

The Memorial Plaque was issued after the First World War to the next-of-kin of all British Empire service personnel who were killed as a result of the war.

Physical description

Round plaque with image of Britannia holding a trident and a lion housed in a brown cardboard envelope

Inscriptions & markings

"He Died for Freedom and Honour"
James Eric WHITE