Next of kin plaque : Private Francis Evans, 51st 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 'FRANCIS EVANS'. The plaque is contained in its original cardboard sleeve.

Born in Wangaratta, Victoria, grazier and auctioneer Francis Evans enlisted in the AIF from Western Australia on 3 April 1916. After basic training he was posted a private, service number 2399, to the 5th Reinforcements for 51st Battalion. The unit sailed for overseas service from Fremantle on 20 September, aboard HMAT A66 Uganda.

After arriving in England on 15 November Evans undertook further training as a signaller. He joined his battalion in France on 27 February 1917 at Buire-sur-l'Ancre.

Evans was one of three signallers killed by the same shell at Zonnebeke, Belgium, on 13 October, just behind the battalion's front line. He was 33 years old. He is buried in the Passchendaele New British Cemetery. his brother, Captain David Gerald Evans, MC, had been killed three weeks earlier at Polygon Wood, while serving with 8th Battalion.

This commemorative plaque was sent to Evans' father, John, in October 1922.