Australia Hale School and the Australian Defence Force Former students have served in all conflicts since the Boer War with many having distinguished military careers. Corporal Ben Roberts-Smith, Hale Class of 1995, son of Major General Len Roberts-Smith, is currently Australia's most decorated soldier, having been awarded the Victoria Cross and Medal for Gallantry. One hundred and twenty four Old Haleians have died in conflicts since the Boer War. A Memorial Grove at the School site, honours these men with 124 plaques and a sculpture with an "eternal flame" theme. The great hall of the School has also been named Memorial Hall. The Hale School Museum contains important military and civilian records relating to the School and the state of Western Australia. A small Museum display is also located at the Old Hale School, now the Constitutional Centre of Western Australia, on Havelock Street, West Perth. Image gallery Notable alumni An alumnus of Hale School is called an Old Haleian. Notable Old Haleians include: Hugo Armstrong – flying ace of the Second World War Christian de Vietri – artist Matthew Ebden – professional tennis player Andrew Forrest – entrepreneur Sir John Forrest – first premier of Western Australia Michael Gardiner – AFL football player Lang Hancock – businessman Robert Juniper – painter Robert Drewe – author Matthew Lutton – theatre and opera director Geoff Marsh – cricket player and coach Sir Stephen Parker – Chief Justice of Western Australia Todd Pearson – Olympic swimming medallist Benjamin Roberts-Smith VC – Victoria Cross recipient Sam Roberts-Smith, operatic baritone Paul Royle – World War II pilot and Stalag Luft III Great Escaper Sharafuddin Idris Shah – Sultan of Selangor, Malaysia Rolly Tasker – sailor Tunku Ismail Idris – Crown Prince of Johor Melvin Poh - entrepreneur Peter Wright – mining magnate Dane Haylett-Petty – rugby union player Ross Haylett-Petty – rugby union player Justin Turner – rugby union player Ryan Hodson – rugby union player Luke Burton – rugby union player Nick Jooste – rugby union player Edward Russell - television presenter Marcus Stoinis – cricketer Christian Porter – state and federal politician Daryl Mitchell – Cricketer (New Zealand Blackcap) David Irvine (diplomat) – Head of ASIS 2003–09, Head of ASIO 2009–14 Tom Mitchell, plays AFL football for Hawthorn, 2018 Brownlow Medallist Shane McAdam – AFL Footballer Kyron Hayden – AFL Footballer Mitch Georgiades – AFL Footballer Jy Farrar – AFL Footballer Darcy