Regiment/Service: East Yorkshire Regiment, 7th Bn.
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First World War Memorial Medal (also referred to as the "Dead Man Penny") is a commemorative bronze medallion presented to the next-of-kin of the men & women who died in military service. It was accompanied by a letter from King George V stating, "I join with my grateful people in sending you this memorial of a brave life given for others in the Great War."
Regiment/Service: East Yorkshire Regiment, 7th Bn.
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First World War Memorial Medal (also referred to as the "Dead Man Penny") is a commemorative bronze medallion presented to the next-of-kin of the men & women who died in military service. It was accompanied by a letter from King George V stating, "I join with my grateful people in sending you this memorial of a brave life given for others in the Great War."
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