Knights Bachelor Badge, 1st type breast badge

KNIGHTED GROUP TO A WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT & LIBERAL LEADER

Six: Knights Bachelor Badge, 1st type breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel with hallmarks, British War, Victory Medal, 1935 GV Jubilee Medal, 1937 GVI Coronation Medal and 1953 EII Coronation Medal. WW1 pair correctly impressed to T-CAPTAIN R. MC DONALD A.I.F. with Jubilee and Coronation medals un-named as issued.

EMB: 2^nd October 1916 as 2^nd Lieutenant with the 39^th Battery, 119^th Howitzer Battery 4^th Division Artillery

Promoted Lieutenant 1^st August 1917

Promoted Temporary Captain 3^rd February 1919

RTA: 28^th July 1919

Returned to Legal profession becoming a partner with the firm Robinson Cox & Wheatley, Perth WA

Member of army reserve 1920-32 (Promoted Captain 20^th October 1925)

A.D.C. To Governor of W.A. 1925-31

Member of W.A. Legislative Assembly 1933-1950

Appointed King’s Counsellor 12^th May 1936

Founder and original president National Trust

Knighted: June 1950 with Knights Bachelor

Member of the Senate of University of WA 1950-51

Warden State War Memorial 1952

Chairman Royal Perth Hospital 1956-60

President, Friends of R.P.H.

Died 25^th March 1964

Note: Comes with two Ross Mcdonald 1920’s Revolver Competition trophies, Photos and paperwork

Near EF SOLD