Next of kin plaque : Private E R Butterworth, 12 Battalion, AIF

Bronze next of kin plaque, showing on the obverse, Britannia holding a laurel wreath, the British lion, dolphins, a spray of oak leaves and the words 'HE DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR' around the edge. Beneath the main figures, the British lion defeats the German eagle. The initials 'ECP', for the designer Edward Carter Preston appear above the lion's right forepaw. A raised rectangle above the lion's head bears the name 'EMMANUEL ROBERTSON BUTTERWORTH'. The back of the plaque bears the mark of the Royal Arsenal Woolwich, 'W' within a circle.

Emmanuel Robertson Butterworth was born at Hobart, Tasmania in 1895. He was working as farm labourer when he enlisted in the AIF on 13 October 1916. After initial training he was assigned to 12 Battalion as a Private with the service number 6960, and embarked with the 23rd Reinforcements aboard HMAT Persic (A34) at Melbourne on 22 December 1916.

He arrived in England in March 1917, and after further training was admitted to hospital with illness, eventually joining his battalion in the lines in France in July 1917. He was again admitted to hospital in September, returning to his unit the following month. By this time 12 Battalion were on operations in Belgium, and Butterworth was present at some of the battles which became known as the Third Battle of Ypres.

On 14 March 1918, the Germans mounted a raid on 12 Battalion's front line posts. This attack was successfully repelled, but Butterworth was one of four Australians who were killed. He is buried at Spoilbank Cemetery in Belgium. His mother, Mrs Emma Butterworth, received this commemorative plaque in 1922.