Dead Mans Penny - Capt Rudd RWF

[Lofty-25]

I found the following interesting item for auction on ebay:


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WW1-MEMORIAL-P...item2eb39398ab

[steve bird]

the dead mans penny ,began in 1916 with the realisation by the british goverment, that some sort of official tokan of gratitude to be given to the next of kin of our fallen men and women. in the great war.