“Let those who come after see to it that his name be not forgotten.”
King George V to the families of those who died in World War 1.
The Honour Board and Nominal Roll are designed to provide information to students, parents, teachers, researchers, historical societies, RSL branches and members of the wider community in relation to former Perth Modern School students who served Australia in times of conflict.
The Honour Board lists the 153 students who died as a result of their service and are buried or commemorated in 79 cemeteries and memorials in 25 countries around the world. A map showing the locations of the cemeteries and memorials is at:
The Nominal Roll lists the 1,612 students who survived their service, 11 of whom served in two conflicts and one in three conflicts.
The Honour Board table can be sorted on each of the 15 columns. For example, clicking on “Age at Death” will show that Frank Williamson was the youngest to die at 17 years 10 months and Reg Fenn was the oldest at 41 years 11 months. Clicking on “Date of Death” will show that Stewart Davies and Harry Stapledon died on 6 July 1941 during the battle of Damour in Lebanon and that Tom Harper, wounded in the battle on the 6th, died of his wounds the following day. Clicking on a student’s name will open a box with seven additional attributes including the circumstances of his death. The box can be closed by clicking again on that student’s name. To sort the two right hand columns, check the “Bio Link Available” and “NAA Link Available” boxes.
The Nominal Roll, which has several different attributes from the Honour Board, can be sorted in a similar manner.
The tables can be downloaded in CSV format by clicking on “Export” at the top left of the table. A table can be sorted by attribute quite quickly by saving the file as an Excel file and inserting filters in the first row across all columns.
There is still much work to do to complete the tables. Visitors to the site are encouraged to inform the school of any additions and corrections by using the suggestion box at the bottom of each table.
People wishing to assist with the project are invited to contact the Museum by using the same box.
Abbreviations
Decorations
AFC = Air Force Cross
CBE = Commander of the British Empire
DFC = Distinguished Flying Cross
DSC = Distinguished Service Cross
DSO = Distinguished Service Order
ICB = Infantry Combat Badge
KB = Knight Bachelor
KBE = Knight Commander of the British Empire
MBE = Member of the Order of the British Empire
MC = Military Cross
MM = Military Medal
MID = Mentioned in Despatches
OBE = Officer of the Order of the British Empire,
Service Medals
ASM = Australian Service Medal
BWM = British War Medal
DFSM = Defence Force Service Medal
NM = National Medal
PS = Pacific Star
VM = Victory Medal
VietM = Vietnam Medal
VCM = Vietnamese Campaign Medal
WM = War Medal.
RAN: Royal Australian Navy
RANVR: Royal Australian Navy Volunteer Reserve
RAF: Royal Air Force
RAFVR: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
RAAF: Royal Australian Air Force
Suggest a Change
Readers are encouraged to inform the school of any corrections to and omissions from the table. You may also optionally attach any supporting files or documents using the form below