Next of kin plaque : Private Alfred John Phillips, 20th 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 'ALFRED JOHN PHILLIPS'. A checker's mark, '51', is impressed behind the lion's left rear paw.

Born in Sydney, Alfred John Phillips was employed as a Customs clerk when he enlisted in the AIF on 1 July 1916. He had previously served in the 25th (City of Sydney) Infantry as part of the universal training scheme and had attempted to enlist in April, when he was discharged at his parents' request as being underage. They later consented to his July enlistment. After initial training in Dubbo Phillips was posted a private, service number 5885, to the 16th Reinforcements for 20th Battalion. The unit sailed from Sydney on 7 October, aboard HMAT A40 Ceramic and arrived in England on 21 November.

Phillips was posted to 5th Training Battalion in England where he trained as a machine gunner. He joined C Company of his battalion at Shelter Wood Camp near Albert, France on 9 February 1917. Phillips was declared missing after the Second Battle of Bullecourt on 3 May, when he had fought with the 5th Brigade's machine gunners, rather than with his battalion. He was formally declared dead by a court of enquiry on 4 December. Phillips body was not recovered for burial and his name is commemorated on the Villers Bretonneux Memorial.

This memorial plaque was sent to his father, Abraham Edward Phillips, in October 1922. Phillips' youngest brother, 1899 Private Harry Rudolph Phillips, served with 55th Battalion and died as a result of a training accident in England in June 1917. His eldest brother, 1368 Private Edward William Phillips, served with 13th Battalion and lost his left arm as a result of wounds incurred at Gallipoli.