| Place | Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli), Lone Pine Area, Lone Pine |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | REL36663 |
| Collection type | Heraldry |
| Object type | Heraldry |
| Physical description | Bronze |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | United Kingdom |
| Date made | c 1922 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Next of kin plaque : Trooper E H Fyvie, 13 Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
Description
Bronze next of kin plaque showing Britannia and a lion together with the words 'HE DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR'. The name of the dead soldier, 'EDGAR HENRY FYVIE', is shown in raised letters within a raised rectangle.
History / Summary
Next of kin memorial plaque sent to George James Fyvie, the eldest brother of 950 Trooper Edgar Henry Fyvie, who was killed in action at Lone Pine on 11 December 1915.
Trooper Fyvie, a 22 year old Salvation Army officer, enlisted with the 3rd Reinforcements, 13 Australian Light Horse Regiment on 12 June 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Kyarra on 20 August. He joined his unit manning the trenches at Lone Pine on the Gallipoli Peninsula in November. Fyvie died on 11 December, only nine days before the regiment left Gallipoli. He was buried at Brown's Dip Cemetery by Chaplain Walter Ernest Dexter, and was reinterred at the Lone Pine Cemetery after the war.
His brother, 9716 Private George James Fyvie, served in France with 53 Battalion. He returned to Australia in June 1919.