As ANZAC Day approaches we look back at how this stone of remembrance came to be.

This Memorial Stone now stands at the front of the school campus, by the Library.

It is a daily reminder to us all, of those Old Boys who walked these halls, played on these fields, fought, and died to protect our country. The stone has not always been positioned here.

The words that follow explain...

Soon after the opening of the new school, 1955, the Memorial Baths project was completed.

“THE OLD BOYS WAR MEMORIAL FUND", as noted in the Hamiltonian, 1954...

“As directed by the last Annual Meeting, the Committee continued its efforts towards increasing the Memorial Fund. During May and June this year a Raffle was conducted, and the accounts show the net proceeds from this venture to be £250 13s and with other donations the fund in hand now totals £1619 15s. Your Committee also conducted a stall at the School Bring and Buy last March and through its efforts ably assisted by some local Old Boys, added approximately £55 to the School Memorial Baths Funds.”

An excerpt from the Hamiltonian, 1955...

"War Memorial—It is with pleasure that I report a suitable stone has at last been found and transported to the site for the War Memorial in front of the school baths. Our thanks have been extended to Mr J. Macky, engineer in charge of the Ministry of Works at Mangakino, and Mr E. Riley, who transported the stone to Hamilton. The School Board of Governors and Old Boys are arranging for its erection, and it is hoped that the unveiling of the Memorial will be the main item of the Golden Jubilee activities in 1961. It will be a memorial to those of the school who lost their lives during World War II."