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A TOWN’S TRIBUTE TO THOSE WHO SERVED

fter the end of World War I, many communities debated how to pay tribute to local men and women who had served. War memorials commemorating those who died were almost universal, but some cities, towns, workplaces and other organisations also produced tribute medals, which were usually given to those who survived and to the families of those who did not. The medal awarded

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