Plaque, Memorial

Production date
1919-1920
 Description
A bronze Memorial Plaque showing a robed and helmeted Britannia standing behind a lion. Britannia is holding a trident in one hand and a wreath in the other. Two dolphins are also pictured on the plaque and a small scene of a lion pouncing on an eagle features near the bottom. " HE DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR " is marked around the edge of this scene. " JAMES BURR " is also marked in a rectangular frame on the plaque. " ECRP" is marked in small letters near the lion's front paw. The plaque is enclosed in a folding cardboard enclosure.
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Artist/Maker
Production role
Designer
Production date
1919-1920
Production place
England/London
Subject person
Classification
Personal Symbol/Personal Artifacts
Credit line
James Burr was the son of Mr and Mrs Herman (Harry) Burr, of Tarata, Inglewood. He served as a rifleman with the New Zealand Rifle Brigade during World War I and died of wounds in France on 16 September 1916. More than one million of these plaques were issued to commemorate men and women who died on 'active service ' between 4 August 1914 and 10 January 1920.
James' birth name was Alti Rudolph, and his parents Otto Herman Burr and Bertha Noffke were from Germany.
Accession number
A81.310
Collection type
Social History
Material
Bronze
Metal
Cardboard

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