
| Name | Walter David Monger | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 Feb 1898 | East Ham, Essex, England |
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| Gender | Male | ||||||||||||||
| Census | 31 Mar 1901 | East Ham, Essex, England |
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| Age: 2y | |||||||||||||||
| Address: 14 York Road | |||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 Jul 1918 | Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France |
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| The Next of Kin Memorial Plaque awarded to the family of Walter David Monger for service during WW1. This plaque, often known as 'The Death Plaque', 'The Widow's Penny' or 'The Death Penny' takes the form of a bronze medallion, 121mm (about 5 inches) in diameter. 1,355,000 plaques were issued to the next-of-kin of the deceased. Altogether, a total of 450 tonnes of bronze was used in their casting. They continued to be issued into the 1930s to commemorate people who died as a consequence of the war. |
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| Buried | 8 Jul 1918 | Aulnoye/Bachant, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
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CWGC Commemoration: MONGER, Walter David (1918) Walter was captured by the Germans and died whilst a Prisoner of War on 8 JUL 1918 Plot: Grave Ref: I. A. 33. |
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| Siblings | 7 siblings | ||||||||||||||
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| Person ID | I4621 | Mitchell Families | |||||||||||||
| Last Modified | 16 Apr 2010 | ||||||||||||||
| Father | James Wilson Monger (ID:I2806)b. 5 Jun 1860, Aldgate, London, England d. 29 Apr 1923, West Ham, London, England | |
| Mother | Annie Bentliff (ID:I4613) b. 6 Apr 1863, Poplar, London, England d. 11 Aug 1946, Ilford, Essex, England | |
| Married | 1 Feb 1885 | Mile End, London, England |
| Family ID | F1228 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Jigsaw Puzzles | Next-of-kin Memorial Plaque of Walter Monger (1918) No of pieces: 144 Difficulty level: Medium (Unusual shaped pieces!) |
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