History of High School and Miners Honour Boards
Soldiers Park Memorial & RSL Sub Branch, Collie WA 6225Collie Cardiff RSL Sub Branch
High School and Miners Honour/Nominal Rolls
Collie High School - WW1 Nominal/Honour Roll
This roll lists all those past students of the Collie High School who served the nation during WW1. The roll is a finely crafted wooden structure with brass plaques for each past student. The Roll was gifted to the Collie Cardiff RSL Sub Branch.
The Employees of the Collie Coal Company Ltd – Nominal/Honour Roll
At the outbreak of WW1 Collie had several small coal companies each working underground mines. The management and workshop of this company honoured its workers who enlisted with this roll. The 100 yr old Roll features a finely crafted beaten copper sheet fixed to a wooden backing with brass name plaques. The names of employees who enlisted during WW2 were added to the two outside wings of the roll post WW2.
The terrible high casualty rate of WW1 can be seen from this roll. Of the 38 employees of the Collie Coal Company Ltd who embarked for overseas service during WW1, 15 died whilst on active service.
559 ‘Collie Boys’ from Collie and Surrounding Districts embarked for overseas service during WW1, 129 died whilst on active service.
‘Lest We Forget’
