Thomas Venn
Biography | Medals | In Memoriam | GlossaryIn Memoriam
In memory of
Thomas Venn
who died on
Monday, 26th April 1915
Thomas Venn
At the end of the First World War, a bronze Memorial Plaque was sent to the next of kin of every soldier of the Durham Light Infantry who died in the war. Over 13,000 were made - one for every DLI soldier who died and each bears the man's full name. Because of the plaque's distinctive design, it was often called the "Death Penny"
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