From The Leader:
"THE hunt is on for the family of a World War One soldier after a memorial to him was
found in the ruins of a house more than 200 miles away from the Flintshire home he never
returned to.
"Andrew Oakes, a builder from Paignton in Devon, found Ellis Thomas EVANS'
'death penny' in a tin whilst demolishing an outbuilding earlier this year.
"Officially called 'The Next of Kin Memorial Plaque', 'death
pennies', as they came to be known, were bronze plaques approximately 11cm or 4½
inches in diameter with the name of someone who died serving with the British and Empire
forces in World War One...."
"Following the discovery, Mr Oakes tried to find out more about Ellis, leading him to
the Flintshire War Memorials website - an online memorial for those who died in World War
One and are remembered on the war memorials across Flintshire...."
"Are you related to Ellis Thomas Evans or think you may have a family connection? If
you have, please get in touch with jamie.bowman(a)nwn.co.uk or call 01352 707781."
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Lynne