Commemorative Medallion 1914-1918 issued to the next of kin of Lance Corporal Bill Manoah Hayden, Wellington Regiment, New Zealand Expeditionary Force

Circular, bronze memorial plaque or medallion issued to the relatives of the 1.3 million Commonwealth service personnel killed during World War One (1914-1918).

Commonly known as the 'Dead Man's Penny', the plaque was designed by Edward Carter Preston (1885-1965) who was commissioned after winning a War Office competition. The figure of Britannia holds a trident while a lion, a symbol of Britain's strength, stands beside her. She gestures with an olive branch towards the soldier's name, 'Bill Hayden', held in a rectangular panel. The medal is inscribed, 'He Died for Freedom and Honour'. Dolphins on either side of the panel represent Britain's naval power and below the standing lion, another lion is shown pouncing on an eagle, symbolising Britain's victory over Germany.

According to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Lance Corporal Bill Monoah Hayden (10/714) died from sickness on 18 August 1915 and is buried at East Mudros Military Cemetery in Greece.

From a medal group associated with Private William Harvey Goodyear, Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment).