This is an image of the local heritage place known as Queensland Postal Honour Board for WW1(inside Post Office Building)
This is an image of the local heritage place known as Queensland Postal Honour Board for WW1(inside Post Office Building)
This is an image of the local heritage place known as Queensland Postal Honour Board for WW1(inside Post Office Building)
Queensland Postal Honour Board for WW1 (QHR)
Near the end of the World War I Gallipoli Campaign, Queensland Postal staff fund-raised 50 guineas to install an honour board inside the vestibule of the GPO. It was to commemorate the sacrifice of their co-workers who had joined the 1st Australian Imperial Force (AIF). Unveiled on 15 December 1915 by Deputy-Post Master General H.B. Templeton, this maple honour board listed the names of 187 local postal employees who had enlisted by that date. An unusual feature is a coloured relief map of the Gallipoli Peninsula located at the apex of the honour board’s pediment. During 1916-18, further enlistees’ names were added, making a total of 350. The names of the war dead were highlighted. This board is complimented by two cast-iron Honour Rolls (World Wars I and 11) located on pillars near the front entrance of the GPO.
Also known as
PMG Department Roll of Honour
Addresses
Lot plan
L33_RP48556
Date of entry on Queensland Heritage Register
Interactive mapping
Also known as
PMG Department Roll of Honour
Addresses
Lot plan
L33_RP48556
Date of entry on Queensland Heritage Register
Interactive mapping
Page prepared by — Brisbane City Council (page revised September 2020)