plaque; "Salute the Soldier"

Maker
De La Rue Plastics
Production date
1944
 Description
Plastic wall plaque commemorating the Salute the Soldier Week in 1944. It is cream in colour with a black border and silver and gold figures. The figures show a British infantry man with bayoneted rifle crossing a landscape strewn with barbed wire. Above seven planes cross the sky.
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Department
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Maker
Production date
1944
Signature & date
moulding:front:"FOR FREEDOM/ WAR SAVINGS CAMPAIGN 1944/ PRESENTED BY THE WAR OFFICE/ IN RECOGNITION OF/ SUCCESSFUL ACHIEVEMENT IN/ SALUTE THE SOLDIER WEEK"
moulding:back:"DE LA RUE PLASTICS"
Associated date
1944
Associated person
Associated place
Denny Town House/Glasgow Rd/Denny town centre/Denny area
Measurement type, part and reading
Dimensions:0 - Whole:L 58.2cm (L 1' 10 15/16")
Dimensions:0 - Whole:W 35cm (W 1' 1 3/4")
Dimensions:0 - Whole:W 2.3cm (W 7/8")
Accession number
2001-017-002

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