Memorial Plaque, George Sullivan
Production date
1922
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Description
Circular bronze plaque depicting lion and Britannia with inscription and name.
Classification
CIVIC MEMENTOES Plaques ww1
MILITARY Army
MILITARY Army
Production date
1922
Measurements
120 mm dia x 5 mm
Media/Materials description
Bronze (Metals - Non-Ferrous)
History and use
This memorial plaque was sent to Mrs Sullivan following the death of her 18-year-old son George during World War 1’s Battle of Romani in 1916. The Lighthorseman's widowed mother spent the next decade corresponding with the War Office, sorting out her son’s affairs. The family kept this correspondence for many years, finally donating it to the Queensland Museum in 1983. Medallions, photographs and grave information from the military and government often provided all the information families ever had about the deaths of family members. Memorial plaques, also known as dead man's pennies, were sent to the families of most of those killed as a result of their war service.
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Registration number
N7639
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