RSL Queensland - Notable RSL Members

Notable RSL Members

  • Lionel Bowen AC, (1922 – 2012) – 7th Australian Deputy Prime Minister, 34th Attorney General, and World War II veteran having served in the Second Australian Imperial Force
  • Sir Roden Cutler VC, AK, KCMG, KCVO, CBE (1916 – 2002) – Victoria Cross recipient and 32nd Governor of New South Wales
  • Corporal Mark Donaldson VC (1979 – ) – Victoria Cross recipient and Afghanistan veteran, member of the Dorrigo (NSW) Sub-Branch
  • Sir Gilbert Dyett CMG (1891 – 1964) – Longest-serving RSL President, from 1919 to 1946
  • Brigadier Alf Garland (1932 – 2002) – Former National RSL President
  • Sir John Gorton GCMG, AC, CH (1911–2002) – 19th Prime Minister of Australia
  • Bruce Ruxton AM, OBE, MBE (1926 – 2011) – Former President of the RSL Branch of Victoria
  • Abe Saffron (1919 – 2006) – Property developer and organised crime figure
  • Sir William Yeo CBE (1896 – 1972) – World War I veteran and President of the NSW Branch from 1949 to 1969

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