Place | Europe: France, Nord Pas de Calais, Nord, Lille, Fromelles |
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Accession Number | REL37491 |
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 : Private J T Doyle, 30 Battalion AIF
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, 'JOHN THOMAS DOYLE', is inscribed in raised letters within a raised rectangle.
Next of kin plaque presented to the family of John Thomas Doyle. 869 Private John Thomas 'Jack' Doyle enlisted in the AIF on 21 July 1915. A labourer from Manilla, NSW, Doyle was only 16 at the time of his enlistment but stated his age to be 18. He joined D Company, 30 Battalion and sailed for Egypt aboard HMAT Beltana on 11 December. In June 1916 Doyle travelled to France for service on the Western Front. He was in France only a few weeks before he was killed in action at Fromelles on 20 July. His brother, 2587 Private George Doyle, served with 3 Battalion and was killed on the Western Front on 23 August 1918. Both brothers' medals and next of kin plaques are held in the Memorial's collection.