The Great War brass tablet was designed and hand engraved with 112 names of those men who gave their lives during World War I from 1914 and 1918.

Almost 60 descendants and their families of the listed on the tablet and members of the Wagin community attended the ceremony at the school.

Wagin RSL sub branch president Ian Menzies said he was happy that almost 60 descendants had heard about the dedication and attended.

“I can thank the Wagin Argus and the internet for the superb response,” he said.

“My email address was included in the initial article the Wagin Argus published over six weeks ago and within days I was bombarded with a deluge of emails.

“From then on email addresses were swapped and I eventually built up a database that I was able to pass on to Vicki Ball at the high school who created the invitation and undertook the complete mailing program.”

Many of the descendants commented on the appropriateness of the ceremony, and Mr Menzies explained how it evolved.

“I contacted the school and indicated that the brass tablet was, in fact, a War Memorial in its own right and should be treated as such.

“We then activated the Wagin RSL's Ceremonial Committee with myself as chairperson, Wagin District High School principal David Harrison, War Memorial senior warden Jim Wallis, Wagin RSL honorary chaplain Rev Allan Ward and Great Southern Concert Band music director Rob Kearsley.

“Rev Allan Ward provided us with guidance from the Army Chaplain's Manual and, after only two meetings held at my home, we had developed a ceremony that we felt would honour those whose names appeared on the tablet.

“The school was enthusiastic in it support and everyone present saw the outcome on Remembrance Day.

"In addition, the Wagin RSL is seeking funding from the Department of Veterans Affairs to pay for the electrical connection to the Memorial Wall, the security lighting system and the heavy duty laminated glass that protects the tablet.