OCRd book entry or other narrative
CROUCH, RICHARD ARMSTRONG. 1886. Mt. Pleasant S.S., Ballarat ; Law course 1886-1891 ; Bowen Prizeman 1891, Chief Justice's Prize 1892. V.D. Lieut.-Col., C.O. 22nd Btn. 16.3.15. Returned 30.4.16. Colonel 1918.
Narrative
In 1926 Crouch began a long and generous sequence of gifts to Ballarat institutions and sporting clubs. These included bequests to the Ballarat Fine Art Gallery for awards in memory of his father and sister: the George Crouch prize for oils and sculpture (1926) and the Minnie Crouch Prize for watercolours (1944). His most generous benefaction to the gallery was also in 1944 when he presented his superb collection of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts. At the Ballarat Botanical Gardens he initiated the avenue of sculptures of Australian prime ministers and bequeathed funds for maintaining the project. ADB