Commonwealth War Graves Alluminium Plaques

[Rob Miller]

There have been a variety of these sold on ebay recently, I as lucky to win this one, I assume the device is the same size as the ones on the gravestones (13inches accross the circle)?

I wonder if they are the original patterns or perhaps something to do with the manufacture of the grave stone?

Rob

[norfolk regt man]

Nice

[norfolk regt man]

Hi rob , I think you will find this goes in a machine that copies it onto a headstone. So the stonemason sets out the badge, and words below, than a arm follows the design, and the engraver follows the arm.A bit like a sketch-a-graph.

[Rob Miller]

Thank you, I have often wondered how the grave stones were made

Rob

[mike_vee]

Originally Posted by norfolk regt man

Hi rob , I think you will find this goes in a machine that copies it onto a headstone. So the stonemason sets out the badge, and words below, than a arm follows the design, and the engraver follows the arm.A bit like a sketch-a-graph.

I think that originally the badge design was "traced" onto the gravestone .

The IWM has a set of design drawings (possibly taken for a metal 'master') which are titled " Designs for Regimental Badges for use on Grave Stones in War Cemeteries."


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[gurkharifles]

Do you have the eBay seller ?

[Rob Miller]

oppo_69 (8)

Appears to be a forces charity

Rob

[mike_vee]

Originally Posted by gurkharifles

Do you have the eBay seller ?

Between July and August he has sold 16 different ones , described as "Wall/building plaques" :

Royal Welch Fusiliers aluminium building plaque 16" by 16" approx, needs a polish with aluminium polish, rare as can be, when I looked for one I had to ask a military museum what it was and they told me that it was a 1939/40 second world war building plaque or building medallion used on HQ buildings and officers messes in India and Burma.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?LH...&_sasl=oppo_69



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[mike_vee]

Found a couple of interesting pages .

Photos of the regimental badges/insignia from gravestones.
https://www.ww1cemeteries.com/regimental-badges.html

and

HEILLY STATION CEMETERY website showing :

a shelter in the cemetery that has 117 badges that are used by the CWGC set into the wall.

https://www.ww1cemeteries.com/heilly...-cemetery.html

Note : As photos on both sites are copyrighted I won't post them.


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