MEMORIAL: SUBIACO MUNICIPAL HONOUR ROLL

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Overview

Two large wooden boards with vertical lists of 1015 names inscribed on brass plaques.

a) At the top of the board in raised wooden letters are the words 'THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919'. Below are 7 vertical lists of names inscribed on individual brass plaques. The names of servicemen are listed alphabetically by surname from 'AARONS, D.S.' at the top of the list on the left side, to 'LILLINGSTON, L.' in the bottom right corner.

b) At the top of the board in raised wooden letters are the words ''CITIZENS OF SUBIACO WHO ANSWERED THE EMPIRE'S CALL'. Below are 6 vertical lists of 1015 names inscribed on individual brass plaques. The names of servicemen are listed alphabetically by surname from 'LILLINGSTON, R.' at the top of the list on the left side, to 'YOUNG, R.C' near the bottom right corner. Below this is a gap and then a plaque inscribed with 'NURSES', followed by 6 names of local nurses who served:

BARTLETT, M.

JAMES, A.M.

KINBER, A.M

MELLOWSHIP, C.M.

MIDDELTON, J.

NEGUS, A.E.

Names are listed on the attached PDF.

Historical information

The Municipal Honour Board was housed in the Subiaco Community Centre for a number of years. It was moved to the museum collection in 2024, when the building was scheduled for demolition.

The Subiaco Community Centre was built in 1967 and was home to the Subiaco RSL, until the merger with the Shenton Park RSL relocated the combined RSL to the Shenton Park Community Centre.

The 1015 names listed are similar to the 1031 names listed on 1986.102 ROLL OF HONOUR: SUBIACO RESIDENTS - WORLD WAR ONE. The attached PDF of names provides links to service records.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-2025.46a-b

Item type

Objects

Material

Brass

Metal

Paint

Wood

Width

1880 mm

Height or length

1870 mm

Depth

120 mm

Contextual information

These honour boards may have been made using names plates recycled from an earlier Subiaco Honour Roll unveiled in 1917 (location unknown). The overall design style is different but the nameplates and the layout (particularly the nurses' names) are very similar. Additional names would need to have been added after the war finished. For details of 1917 honour board see:
1985.760a-b PROGRAMME: 'UNVEILING THE SUBIACO ROLL OF HONOUR'
"SUBIACO HONOR ROLL." The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1955) 10 December 1917: 4. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article81817342

Keywords

RSL - Returned Services League

RSL - Returned Services League - Subiaco Sub Branch

War Memorials

War

World War One

Statement of significance

These honour boards are significant as enduring records of 1,015 Subiaco residents and six nurses who served in the World War One. They reflect the scale of local participation and loss, and demonstrate early twentieth-century practices of commemoration, remembrance, and civic pride within the Subiaco community.

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Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Last modified

Tuesday, 21 April, 2026

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