Auburn Boys Public School Great War Honour Roll

This war memorial is a photographic honour roll, featuring the names and photographs of 32 former students of Auburn Superior Public School who died in the First World War. Each photograph is accompanied by hand-written details, including the servicemen's name, age, rank, unit, date of death, and place of death.

The memorial is presented in a stately timber frame. It has a curved pediment, which includes the dedication that is printed in gold. On the left and right sides are carved columns, topped with Ionic capitals. The centre panel of the board, where the photos are located, is protected by a pane of glass. 

The roll was unveiled on Empire Day, 24 May 1929. The event was reported in the Cumberland Argus & Fruitgrowers Advocate on 27 May. The dedicatory addresses were given by the Hon. Simon Hickey M.L.C., an 'old boy' of the school, and the Reverend John Waugh. Mrs Nance Carson of the 'Old Girls' Union' performed the unveiling. During the ceremony, the roll was read out by the Principal, Mr Berman, including five extra names: Anthony Bird, Arthur Betts, William Blake, Arthur Scott, Alex Hickin, and Jack Davidson. It is presumed that the person who created the memorial was unaware that these five were ex-pupils of the school. Betts, Blake, Hickin, and possibly Davidson, are named on the Auburn War Memorial.

The memorial is located inside Auburn Public School, in the corroridor outside the school office. As it is within school grounds, the memorial is not accessible to the public.