Western Australian Institution of Engineers (WAIE) - WWI Honour Roll
WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS WORLD WAR I HONOUR ROLL
| NAME | CIVILIAN POSITION AND MILITARY RANK | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|
| Harry Bruce Bennett | Engineering Assistant WAGR Captain | Enlisted 26.7.1915
Mentioned in dispatches |
| Geoffrey Drake Brockman | Civil Engineer
Major First World War Colonel Second World War |
Enlisted 5.10.1914
Awarded Military Cross |
| Astley Charles Cooper* | Engineer
Sergeant |
Enlisted 14.8.1914
Killed in Action France 25.6.1917 |
| W D Evans | ||
| Sidney Ernest Evans
Son of Ernest Alfred Evans WA Institution President |
Civil Engineer
Captain Honorary Colonel Second World War |
Enlisted 8.9.1914
Awarded Military Cross |
| William Robert Easton | Licensed Surveyor and Civil Engineer | Enlisted 12.3.1918
Awarded the Military Cross |
| Romilly Rooth Farrar
Son of George Edward Farrar WA Institution Treasurer |
Electrical Engineer
Acting Sergeant |
Enlisted 25.10.1916
Wounded in Action |
| Arthur James Hillman | Civil Engineer
Captain |
Enlisted 8.10.1915, Awarded Military Cross |
| A W Johnson | Surveyor and Assistant Engineer PWD | |
| Henry Kelly | Civil Engineer
Sapper |
Enlisted 26.11.1917 |
| George Knight Kerslake* | Civil Engineer’s Assistant
Lieutenant |
Enlisted 27.6.1916
Killed in Action Roisel France |
| Frederick Washington Lawson
Founding National Vice President WA Division Chairman 1920 |
Civil and Mechanical Engineer
Major |
Enlisted 31.12.1915
Distinguished Service Order repairing a water line under fire Mentioned in dispatches |
| William Leslie jnr
Son of William Leslie WA Institution President |
Draftsman/Engineer
Lance Corporal |
Enlisted 27.7.1915
Wounded by high explosive shell |
| John Pidgeon
Member WA Institution Council |
Civil Engineer
Major |
Enlisted 6.9.1915 |
| John Morton Playne* | Civil Engineer PWD | Enlisted 5.10.1914
Killed in Action Lone Pine Gallipoli 7.8.1915 Surveying exposed to snipers |
| Louis Wilton Poole* | Engineer and Licensed Surveyor
Sapper and Acting Sergeant |
Enlisted 14.12.1916
Killed in Action 21.5.1918 France |
| Lawrence Adrian Renou* | Civil Engineer PWD | Enlisted 7.3.1915
Died from wounds received in France |
| Isaac Althorp Ridgway* | Civil Engineer Commonwealth Lighthouse Service
Lieutenant |
Enlisted 16.12.1914
Killed in Action 12.5.1915 Dardanelles |
| Basil Edward Watson Thomas | Draftsman
Water Supply Department |
Enlisted 17.4.1917 |
| William Leigh Thomason | Engineer
Lieutenant |
Enlisted 12.7.1915, POW Germany |
| William Graves Townsend | Engineer
Sergeant |
Enlisted 16.6.1915 |
| Raymond Hope Viner | Draftsman
Lieutenant |
Enlisted 27.9.1915
Crashed on his first solo flight 13.8.1918 |
- Killed in Action
