The Maylands War Memorial which is located adjacent to the Old Police Station on Guildford Road includes the names of the veterans from Maylands who died in the First world War.  Community members, who funded the creation of the war memorial, appear to have provided the 110 names listed on the memorial.

In 1919, the Maylands Fallen Soldier Memorial Committee’s fundraising efforts included conducting an open-air picture show in Eighth Avenue, Maylands. The memorial was unveiled by the Governor, Sir Francis Alexander Newdigate, on Sunday, October 2, 1921. Local returned soldiers formed a Guard of Honour and the National Anthem was played by the Maylands Salvation Army Band. A Sacred Concert in connection with that event was held on the following Tuesday night in Maylands Hall.

A tree near the war memorial planted by R.F. Lingard, President Maylands sub branch R.S.L., on 26th April 1970 was said to have been grown from seed of the Lone Pine at Gallipoli. 

Reference to subsequent wars, up to and including the Vietnam War, and acknowledgment of the contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait servicemen have since been added to the memorial.

Research for Bob Corby’s book Soldiers of the Maylands Cenotaph WWI 1914-1918  showed that some of the names were recorded differently in official records held by the Australian War Memorial (AWM) and the National Archives of Australia. 

Please contact the Maylands Historical & Peninsula Association Inc via email on maylandshs@gmail.com if you have any information on other people who should be added to this list, or you can provide more information about one or more of the people on this list.