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Honour Board - Commonwealth Bank (World War 1)

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Large jarrah Honour Roll with carved details and bronze tablets recording bank officers from Western Australia who enlisted to serve during World War 1 with one recorded death.

Historical information

Soon after the Commonwealth Bank of Australia opened in 1912, it was called upon to perform a vital role as the nation’s central bank. During the years of World War I (1914–18), the Bank was required to manage the raising of funds for the war effort, and to ensure the payment of service people in foreign countries, among other duties. By the end of World War One, 206 CBA men had been given military leave from their jobs to serve in the armed forces. Around 35 staff also resigned to sign up. Given that the Bank had only been operating for two years and employed just 228 men and women when the conflict started, the final CBA contingent was more than significant: the eventual tally equalled the 1914 total staff numbers and represented nearly 20 per cent of the workforce at the war’s end.

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Registration number

cwa-org-32-55-987

Contextual Information

A consolidated list of names recorded on Honour Boards in the Museum's care is available through the Curatorial section.

Links to additional resources

AWM Honour Roll

Australian Army Museum of Western Australia

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