First World War Tribute Plaques to the Citizens of Tamworth

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Located inside Tamworth War Memorial Town Hall are several 'tribute' plaques, which were presented to the citizens of the town for their role in the First World War.  One plaque is from the City of Liverpool in England. It is solid bronze circle, with a raised edge that is sculpted to resemble a wreath. In raised lettering in the middle of the circle is the tribute to the people from Tamworth who died during the war.  Hanging directly below the Liverpool plaque is another bronze wreath, this one received from the town of Tamworth in England. It is shaped like a laurel wreath, with a ribbon banner at the bottom. It is open in the middle and does not contain any text.  The City of Paris sent a simple but elegant brass plaque, set in a timber frame. It features a relief of an olive or laurel branch, alongside a 'declaration' of 'grateful admiration' and 'fraternal friendship'. A plaque with the English translation of the text accompanies it, which may have been made locally at a later date.  The three tribute plaques were sent to Tamworth after the war, following an appeal by Mr T. G. Adamson, secretary of the Tamworth War Memorial Committee. His efforts were summarised in The Sydney Morning Herald on 15 February 1924. The article said: The plan seems to have been to write to distinguished people in various parts of the world who had been associated with war in a conspicuous capacity, asking them for a memento, or message, or something of the sort.

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