| Place | Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Bray Proyart Area, Bray-sur-Somme |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | RELAWM17056B |
| Collection type | Heraldry |
| Object type | Heraldry |
| Physical description | Bronze |
| Date made | c 1922 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Next of kin plaque: Private Percy Edwin Ings, 8th Machine Gun Company, AIF
Description
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 'PERCY EDWIN INGS'.
History / Summary
Born at Breadalbane, News South Wales, in 1893, Percy Edwin Ings was employed as a carpenter when he enlisted in the AIF in July 1915. Initially assigned as a private to D Company, 30th Battalion, service number 909, Ings sailed for overseas service aboard HMAT Beltana and arrived in Egypt on 11 December 1915. In March 1916 he transferred to the newly raised 8th Machine Gun Company, moving with them to France in June.
Ings was killed in action less than one month later and is buried in the Anzac Cemetery at Sailly-sur-la-Lys. This commemorative plaque was sent to his father, Edwin, in August 1922.