The Telopea Park School War Memorial provides another narrative, that of Australia at war. On June 4 1940- Pilot Officer Eric William Stanton Scott became the first former Telopea Park School ex- student to die in the war. He was killed covering the evacuation of Dunkirk. Last year, when the film “Dunkirk” was released, I sent an e-mail around the staff explaining the story of Eric Scott and, to my surprise, one of staff informed that her husband’s grandfather, Jeffrey J J.Elliot was the commander of the “King Orry” which was sunk at Dunkirk. More than 300 former Telopea Park School students served in the war. At least forty two died in the conflict. Because of the transitory nature of Canberra’s population at the time – it is not possible to state a more accurate number of casualties) The memorial, designed by Government architect, D.G. McCalman and constructed with funds raised by the parents and school community, was unveiled on the school’s 30th anniversary, September 11, 1953. It was, possibly one of the first World War 2 Memorial erected in Canberra. A more elaborate structure had been envisaged but the funds were not available at the time. Again, the passage of time was not kind to the memorial and, by 2014 it appeared to be close to collapse. However, another ACT Heritage grant enabled it to be re-rendered and in 2015 we were able to have a ceremony for the unveiling of a plaque inside the school detailing the history behind the memorial. Now, the individual stories behind the memorial, which are used not only on Remembrance and Anzac Day, are also in the teaching of the history of the Second World War.