Faversham House - York

During WWII, the RSL in WA began fundraising for the building of a War Veterans Home to service the needs of an aging population.  Faversham House was the first War Veteran Home in Western Australia and was run by the RSL up until the building of the War Veteran Homes in Menora.

Faversham House was built in 1840 by John Henry Monger  and was occupied by the Monger Family until it was handed over to the Commonwealth Government during WWII.

During the war the house was used by the Red Cross as a hospital.  In 1946, the RSL leased the property for the purposes of a convalescent home.  It was in 1949 that the Home was converted into a war veterans homes and became the first RSL War Veterans Home in Western Australia.

The running of the home was financed largely through contributions made by the sub branches and the fundraising efforts of the Womens Auxiliary.  A donation by Sir Ernest Lee-Steere in 1950 to Faversham House also helped to secure its future. 

Faversham House was surrendered to the government in 1960 with construction beginning of the War Veteran Homes in Menora that same year.