Next of kin plaque : Private Santo Cherighan, 11th 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 'SANTO CHERIGHAN'.

Born in Subiaco, Perth, Western Australia 18 year old Santo Cherighan was employed as a labourer when he enlisted in the AIF on 13 October 1915. He named as his next of kin his uncle, Vincent Cherighan, who, with his wife had raised him from the age of 20 months. After initial training at Blackboy Camp he was posted a private, service number 4478, to the 14th Reinforcements to 11th Battalion on 16 December. He embarked for overseas service from Fremantle on 12 February 1916, aboard HMAT A28 Miltiades.

Cherighan began training in Egypt but was then hospitalised with pneumonia. He left Egypt for France at the end of May and joined C Company of his battalion on 29 July at Berteaucort. Cherighan remained with the battalion until the end of the year but was evacuated to England at the beginning of January 1917 suffering from influenza and rheumatism. After seven weeks in hospital he was transferred to a convalescent depot at Weymouth. In July he was posted to the Australian Army Medical Corps details at Parkhouse Training Depot. Two months later he was treated for fever at the Parkhouse Hospital then discharged for duty at 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital at Harefield on 29 September. On 18 October he was admitted to Harefield hospital himself where he was diagnosed with sarcoma of the left forearm. It was thought that he might have been suffering from it from the beginning of 1917. Two operations took place, on 23 October and 5 November, which were not entirely successful.

Cherighan was repatriated to Australia on the hospital ship Kanowna on 16 December and admitted to the 8th Australian General Hospital at Fremantle. He died there on 12 February with his uncle and aunt by his bedside. Cherighan is buried in the Karrakatta General Cemetery in Perth.

This commemorative plaque was sent to Vincent Cherighan in March 1923.