Jerry B Posted 2 September , 2013 Share Posted 2 September , 2013 I picked this up today and having never seen one before I thought maybe a member here has seen one or knows something about them. It is very well made and I would assume it was made by a good maker such as Minton. It is to Pte. Wm. Williams, SWB, though I again assume that a large number of William Williams's were KIA for this regiment during WWI. It was bought locally to me in West Wales and came from a local collection via a house clearance and local dealer. Thanks for any help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancashire Fusilier Posted 2 September , 2013 Share Posted 2 September , 2013 Jerry, What a great find, being it is ceramic, and although others were probably produced by the maker, as it is fragile ceramic I am not too sure many others would have survived for almost 100 years. Regards, LF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pylon1357 Posted 2 September , 2013 Share Posted 2 September , 2013 WOW, very interesting plaque. I have not seen anything like this before. I like it very much. CWGC shows 24 entries for William WIlliams of South Wales Borders. However after looking a little closes, you could likely discount 4 as they were actually not William http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead.aspx?cpage=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sally B Posted 2 September , 2013 Share Posted 2 September , 2013 We have a Minton ceramic memorial plaque in memory of Pte Samuel Brown 12393 8th Battalion North Staffs Regiment. Ours is in excellent condition and the family is very proud of the plaque and Sam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khaki Posted 2 September , 2013 Share Posted 2 September , 2013 Hello Jerry B, What a magnificent piece, I have never seen one before, I wonder what the production costs were? khaki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaySearching Posted 2 September , 2013 Share Posted 2 September , 2013 They were also produced as a paper version and here is another ceramic regards Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry B Posted 2 September , 2013 Author Share Posted 2 September , 2013 Thanks to all who have posted on this, much appreciated. Big thanks to Ray for showing his example and also the paper version, again, much appreciated. I can only assume that they were an expensive item in their day as the costs must have been high, even if they were done as a blank pro forma with the individuals names added as a second stage in the production, as the quality is superb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asanewt Posted 3 September , 2013 Share Posted 3 September , 2013 Hope you don't mind but here's one of ours. Paper, from his home town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancashire Fusilier Posted 3 September , 2013 Share Posted 3 September , 2013 JulesW, Not seen that type before, there cannot be many. Thanks for posting. Regards, LF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry B Posted 3 September , 2013 Author Share Posted 3 September , 2013 Hope you don't mind but here's one of ours. Paper, from his home town. No problem Jules and glad to see it, especially as it is for the RWF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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