N° d'objet
6105.9.4
Description
A memorial plaque commemorating Lt. G.W.Lyon MC, killed in action at Villers-Bretoneux on 16.4.1918. The plaque shows Britannia bestowing a laurel crown on a rectangular tablet bearing the name of the deceased in raised lettering. In front stands the British Lion, with dolphins in the upper field, an oak branch lower right, and a lion cub clutching a fallen eagle in the exergue. The inscription round the circumference reads HE DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOVR.
Date
1914 - 1919
Période de création
World War One
Dimensions