First World War Honour Board, Lands Administration Building, War memorial in Brisbane, Australia

The First World War Honour Board hangs on the wall of the main first-floor corridor of the Lands Administration Building, opposite the George Street lift. The 2 by 2.5 metre board is built of Queensland silky oak around a central red bean panel carrying the Queensland coat of arms and 94 gold-painted names. Carved lotus plants fill the lower section, and an oval metal plaque in a laurel moulding shows a cavalry charge and advancing infantry.

The honour board was erected in 1917 by employees of the Queensland Lands Department to honour colleagues on active service. Its design came from draftsman Alexander Robertson McKellar, the metal plaque from Arnold Vivan Thomas, and the carving from George Varley Boyce; it was made at the Ipswich railway workshops and unveiled by Governor Sir Hamilton Goold-Adams on 2 May 1917. The Lands Department restored it in 1981.

Each 25 April, Anzac Day wreaths are laid before the board, which remains a focus for commemoration by the department. The carved lotus plants in its lower section are an ancient symbol of sleep and rarely appear on Queensland war memorials. A carved scroll unfolding from the metal plaque reads "Roll of Honour".

The board hangs on the wall of the main corridor on the first floor of the Lands Administration Building at 142 George Street, directly opposite the George Street elevator. Wreaths are laid before it each 25 April for Anzac Day.

This memorial represents the only documented public work by George Varley Boyce, a wood carver who taught wood carving at Brisbane technical schools. This connection to arts education makes it a particularly valuable example of his skill and craftsmanship.