Next of kin plaque : Lance Corporal Liscombe Reginald Emanuel Spiller, 27th 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 'LISCOMBE REGINALD EMANUEL SPILLER'. A checker's mark, '15', is impressed behind the lion's rear right paw.

Born in Adelaide, Liscombe Reginald Emanuel 'Reg' Spiller, was employed as a clerk when he enlisted in the AIF on 30 January 1915 at the age of 18, with his mother's permission. He had previously served in the militia with the 78th Infantry (Adelaide Rifles). After initial training he was posted a private, service number 193, to A Company of the newly raised 27th Battalion. He was promoted lance corporal on 1 May. The unit Adelaide for overseas service on 31 May, aboard HMAT A2 Geelong.

After further training in Egypt the battalion landed at Gallipoli on 4 September. In March 1916, after returning to Egypt, the battalion left for France for service on the Western Front. It first entered the front line trenches on 7 April. Spiller was killed between Armentieres and Messines on 29 June, during a night raid on German trenches. He is buried in La Plus Douve Farm Cemetery near Messines in Belgium.

This commemorative plaque was sent to his father, Frank Albert Spiller, in July 1922.