Crest of the Day: Sir Robert Menzies
Sir Robert Gordon Menzies, KT, AK, CH, QC, FAA, FRS ( 1894 – 1978), was an Australian politician who twice served as Prime Minister of Australia, in office from 1939 to 1941 and again from 1949 to 1966. He was Australia's longest-serving prime minister, serving over 18 years in total.
His banner and crest are now on display in the Scots Church, Collins St, Melbourne.
His banner and crest are now on display in the Scots Church, Collins St, Melbourne.
Crest: a demi-lion Gules its dexter paw upon a baton Sable, about its head a chaplet of Menzies heath and issuant therefrom a panache of five plumes Gules and Argent.
Photograph by Dr Richard Num