Next of Kin plaque: Gunner William Henry Wheeler, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, 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 'WILLIAM HENRY WHEELER'.

Born in Albury, New South Wales, William Henry Wheeler was employed as a labourer when he enlisted in the AIF at Holsworthy Camp near Sydney on 13 October 1915. After initial training he was posted a private, service number 3702, to the 8th Reinforcements for 20th Battalion. The unit embarked for overseas service from Sydney on 17 December, aboard HMAT A35 Berrima.

Soon after he arrived in Egypt Wheeler was briefly transferred to the newly raised 56th Battalion before transferring again, as a gunner in the 51st Battery, 13th Field Artillery Brigade. The Brigade arrived in France for service in the Western Front on 23 June. Wheeler was killed on 18 July near Fleurbaix, aged 21. He is buried in the Rue-David Military Cemetery.

This commemorative plaque was sent to his father, William James Wheeler, in August 1922.