125 Accomplished Old Guildfordians
Harold Hamersley � 1908-1914
With a final rank for the Royal Flying Corps of Captain , he was awarded the Military Cross , British War Medal , and Victory Medal . The Military Cross was for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty . On one occasion whilst leading his patrol he attacked a formation of six enemy planes . In the ensuing fight he destroyed two of these machines , one falling in flames and the second crashing to earth , and during the same engagement assisted another officer in destroying a third . In addition to these he has destroyed five hostile machines and driven down three out of control . He is a magnificent pilot , displaying at all times an utter disregard of fear . Harold was commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant in the 16th Infantry Battalion and served at Gallipoli in 1915 . He then transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in September 1917 and joined 60 Squadron flying over France . On 23 September he nearly became the 49th victory of Werner Voss . In the early stages of the famous fight in which Voss was killed , Harold ' s SE5 was hit and damaged by the German pilot . Fortunately , Harold survived this and other scraps and soon began to score victories over his enemies . He was promoted to Captain , won the Military Cross for Gallantry in leading fighter patrols and became an Ace Pilot , downing 13 enemy planes . Between 1920 and 1922 Harold again flew with the 60 Squadron in India and later for a time , was a test pilot for Avros , holding the altitude record in a machine powered by an Austin 7 engine . Harold became Squadron Leader in March 1935 and in July of that year went to Worthy Downs for engineering duties . In 1938 he was CO of the University of London Air Squadron and in 1940 was appointed CO of RAF Hullavington and was later President of the Aircrew Selection Board in Scotland . He retired from the RAF and died in December 1967 .
Kim Hames
Stirling / Freeth House 1966-1970
Dr Kim Hames achieved the position of Deputy Premier of Western Australia with responsibility for the portfolios of Health and Tourism . He was initially the Member for Dianella , then Yokine and finally Dawesville , then retired in 2017 after 20 years in Parliament . Previous portfolios included Housing , Aboriginal Affairs and Water Resources . Dr Hames has also worked for 29 years as a General Practitioner , mostly in the metropolitan area , but including time in the regions and the Army Reserve . Prior to entering Parliament he was also a Councillor with the City of Bayswater for seven years . In 2011 Dr Hames was chosen as Old Guildfordian of the Year .
John Hamilton � St George ’ s House 1949-1953
Became a Member of the Order of Australia ( AM ) on 8 June 2015 for significant service to the print media as a leading journalist and editor , as an author and educator , and to the veteran community . Won the W . G . Walkley Award for Journalism twice ( 1962 , 1963 ) for reporting on Tasmanian Bushfires and Disappearance of Prime Minister Harold Holt . Other awards include the National Press Club Canada Award for International Reporting ( 1984 ). 2012 Old Guildfordian of the Year .
Charles ' Walter ' Harper � 1896-1897
Harper was instrumental in the creation of what is now Wesfarmers Ltd . He was chairman of directors of Westralian Farmers Ltd and was a founder of what would become Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd . He was also involved in the development of the State ' s first two local wheat varieties , Gresley and Wilfred , named after his Old Guildfordian brothers who died at Gallipoli . Harper was chairman of Westralian Farmers when the company established the State ' s first public radio station ( 6WF ) in 1924 , now known as 720 ABC . The following year Westralian Farmers built the State ' s first pasteurised milk plant . The Royal Agricultural Society of WA inducted Harper into its Hall of Fame in 2000 .
Prescott Harper � 1896-1905
Rhodes Scholar 1905 . Prescott attended Oxford for three years and finished his course with Second Class Honours in Science . Before this he had taken Third Honours in Mathematics , and taken double honours at the end of his third year instead of waiting an extra year , as is customary with honour candidates . On his return to WA in 1908 , Prescott lived in Gingin and devoted his energy to scientific research , especially in relation to agriculture and pastoral conditions in Australia . During WW1 , he enlisted in the 10th Light Horse and was in the Engineers of the 3rd Division in Palestine . He rose to the rank of Lieutenant . After the war , he returned to life at Gingin as a farmer and grazier . Prescott was a member of the Road Boards for thirty-six years , seventeen as Chairman . He was also Chairman of the WA Branch of the CSIRO from 1944 to 1949 .
Luke Herbert
Henn ’ s House 1990-1994
Managing Director of the Linkforce Group . Grew up on a cattle station in the Pilbara . He set up Linkforce Engineering in 2007 which specialises in Mining Maintenance and Construction , and currently employs over 2000 personnel nationally .
Geoffrey Hillman
Stirling House 1924-1931
Rhodes Scholar 1936 . With brilliant scholastic achievements at Guildford Grammar School , he entered the faculty of Engineering at UWA . One of his main interests was the West Australian Student Christian Movement . At Oxford in 1938 , he obtained First Class Honours in Structural Engineering with special reference to Wind Stresses in Rigid Frame Buildings . By 1946 , Geoffrey had returned to Australia and was appointed as a lecturer on Engineering at UWA .
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