Past President receives RSA's Gold Badge

Past RSA National President John Campbell was presented with the Badge in Gold and Life Membership of the Royal New Zealand Returned and Services’ Association at a ceremony today at Montecillo Veterans Home in Dunedin.
“John Campbell has served the RNZRSA and all veterans with great strength and innovation,” says current RSA National President Don McIver. “With a deep commitment to their welfare he has been a forthright, vigorous and influential advocate for New Zealand veterans and for all ex-service personnel.
To read the notes of his service to RNZRSA click here.

It is appropriate that the presentation is taking place at Montecillo Veterans Home and Hospital where John served for several years from the late 1990s on the Board of Management and then as Trustee and Director, where he was closely involved in its restructuring and move to its current modern premises.

The RNZRSA Badge in Gold is the RNZRSA’s highest honour awarded to those who have rendered signal service to the RNZRSA or to New Zealand. John Campbell is the 66th recipient in the RSA’s 95 years among whom fellow living recipients include two past national presidents as well as HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, Nancy Wake and Willie Apiata VC.