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Those who went to war
CBA story
Staff from CBA head office in Sydney and across the Bank’s nascent branch network enlisted.
Economic effects of war
CBA story
The Australian economy was transformed during World War One.
Holding the Home Front
CBA story
Commonwealth Bank continued to expand, with jobs filled by women and school leavers not old enough to enlist.
By the end of World War One, 241 CBA men had signed up to serve in the armed forces. Angus Sullivan, Group Executive Retail Banking Services, discusses in this video how the past has shaped our future at Commonwealth Bank.
Listen: Stories of the Armistice - full podcast
Listen: CBA history - Those who went to war podcast
Listen: CBA history - Funding the war podcast
Listen: CBA history - The Home Front podcast
Watch: CBA history - Those who went to war video
Read: CBA staff reflection - A soldier remembered
By the end of World War One, 241 CBA men had signed up to serve in the armed forces. Angus Sullivan, Group Executive Retail Banking Services, discusses in this video how the past has shaped our future at Commonwealth Bank.
Listen: Stories of the Armistice - full podcast
Listen: CBA history - Those who went to war podcast
Listen: CBA history - Funding the war podcast
Listen: CBA history - The Home Front podcast
Watch: CBA history - Those who went to war video
Read: CBA staff reflection - A soldier remembered
Filling wartime funding gaps
CBA story
CBA oversaw the successful launch of 10 bonds that raised £250 million in total between 1915 and 1921.
The end of the war
CBa story
News of the official signing of the Armistice reached Australia in the evening of 11 November.
Commonwealth Bank Chief Economist Michael Blythe analyses the economy during World War One and the effect on Australia in the aftermath.
CBA in World War One: An Editorial Project of Group Communications
