Next of kin plaque : Private Francis Reginald Blake, 2nd 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 'FRANCIS REGINALD BLAKE'. A checker's mark, '12', is impressed behind the lion's rear left paw.

Born in Cassilis, New South Wales in 1896, Francis Reginald Blake, was employed as a school teacher when he enlisted in the AIF in Sydney on 22 January 1916. After initial training he was posted a private, service number, 5650, to the 18th Reinforcements for 2nd Battalion. He sailed from Sydney for service on the Western Front on 3 June, aboard HMAT A55 Kyarra.

After training in England and at Etaples in France, Blake joined D company of his battalion in Belgium in September. The battalion returned to the Somme in France in late October. Blake was killed on 5 November 1916, between Flers and Gueudecourt, while his company was acting in support during the battle of Flers, aged 21. He is buried in the Bulls Road Cemetery in Flers, France.

This commemorative plaque was sent to his father, Michael Blake, in April 1922.