Sydney Technical High School WW1 Roll Of Honour

Details

Location 686 Forest Road, Bexley, Rockdale - New South Wales, Australia
Type honour_roll
Description

The Honour Board, a varnished wooden memorial with gold lettering, is in the main entrance administrative building of the school close to the Executive Offices and the school auditorium.

In 1917 an Honour Board was constructed by the Woodwork Teacher Arthur G Humphreys who had replaced Woodwork Teacher Arthur S Waterer. (Waterer had enlisted in January 1916). It was a magnificent structure with an ornate carved timber frame surrounding the original 4 panels of names. The original Board contained 152 names. Six of these names, at the end, are out of alphabetical order – probably notified after the gilt lettering of the original list of 146 had commenced.

The current configuration (second photograph) has a second panel added below the original with a total of 281 names. This second panel was needed due to continued fighting later in 1917 and 1918 and more enlistees being identified. The second panel was added some time from 1919 onwards.

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Built Arthur G Humphreys and Arthur S Waterer Woodwork Teachers at Sydney Technical High School
Opened 24 May 1917
Inscription

Roll of Honour with the Sydney Technical High School insignia
Three metal logos showing – "Rabaul – Egypt”, “STHS scroll” and “Gallipoli – France"

Condition

Excellent - maintained by Sydney Technical High School

Names

Showing 8 people of interest from memorial

PAGE, Harold Hillis

Service number OFFICER
Major
Born 8 Aug 1888

BROUE, Adalbert Gurwood

Service number 1467
Gunner
36th Heavy Artillery Group
AIF WW1
Born 4 Jun 1900

DONALDSON, Rupert John

Service number NX100041
Captain
1st Australian Corps Headquarters
Australian Military Forces (WW2)
Born 11 Nov 1899

MARRINER, Regas Julian

Service number N57835
Private
6th Field Ambulance
AIF WW1
Born 7 Apr 1895

MOULSDALE, Frederick William

Service number 760
Captain
7th Machine Gun Company
AIF WW1
Born 1895

BROWNING, Leslie Kenneth

Service number NX123...
Major
30th Infantry Brigade
Australian Military Forces (WW2)
Born 1 Feb 1894

HARRISON, Charles Henry

Captain
18th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 12 Dec 1887

JOHNSTON, Francis

Service number 4453
Private
53rd Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 1890

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