Historical information

A certificate that was given by Melbourne Legacy to Junior Legatees. This was presented to Ronald Edison Harding on the 1st August 1941 and signed by the President Stanley Parkes. A good representation of the process of membership and importance given to being part of Junior Legacy, Melbourne.
Text on the certificate: 'During the Great War many men offered themselves for Service in the Forces of the Empire. To assist the children of those who fell, or who have died since, the Melbourne Legacy Club was formed. The Children of deceased sailors and soldiers constitute the Junior Legacy Club.'
Also: that the recipient 'had been accepted into membership of the Junior Legacy Club, Melbourne and has undertaken to accept its obligations.'

Significance

A record of the formalisation process of Junior Legacy membership

Physical description

Printed certificate for membership in Junior Legacy Melbourne, this one was presented to Ronald Eidson Harding in 1941.

Inscriptions & markings

Typed is the recipients name Ronald Edison Harding and the date 1st August 1941. Ink signature of Stanley Parkes.