THE DEATH PENNY
While researching the grave locations of United Empire Loyalists in Hants County, Nova Scotia, I discovered an interesting one that led me to learn about the so - called Death Penny , given to the parents of a relative of mine. The Death Penny was a circular bronze commemorative disk issued to the families of British and Commonwealth service personnel who died as a result of service during the First World War. Over one million of these were produced, including 600 to women. Headstone for Private Arthur E. Brison The headstone had a space at the top on which it appeared something had been removed. It was the memorial to Private Arthur E. Brison located in the Center Burlington Cemetery in Hants County. He was a descendant of Christopher Wilson, a United Empire Loyalist, who received a land grant in Annapolis County in 1784. The petition for the land was submitted by Major John Milledge, formerly a prominent officer i...