Sir Raymond Douglas Huish CBE (7 December 1898 – 26 January 1970) was an Australian returned soldier and ex-servicemen's leader, who served in World War I.
[2] On 5 August 1916, Huish was wounded in the Battle of Katia but later fully recovered, and in February 1917 was drafted into the 2nd Light Horse Brigade Signal Troop.
Initially just a member on the committee, Huish would become the vice-president of the Rockhampton sub-branch and a joint organising secretary of the first two Diggers' carnivals.
[12][13] As state president of the RSL, Huish frequently commented in the press on issues pertaining to the welfare of returned Australian Defence Force personnel, soldier settlement, the legacy of those killed during war, military training, national security, the threat of Communism in Australia, the proper use of the Australian flag and the way the press delivered the news.
[2][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23] In 1946, Huish was a witness at the inquiry into the administration of Australian Comfort Fund's Naval Leave House in Brisbane, where he was questioned over allegations of improper practices at the Australian Comforts Fund, specifically the acquirement of quotes to equip Naval Leave House with items from Buzacott's of which Huish was managing director, such as a public address system and a dance band amplifier.
[33] Australian Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies later said he had received complaints about Four Corners from RSL leaders and planned to examine the transcripts from the program when he returned from an overseas trip to Papua New Guinea.
[34] Two weeks later, Huish said the RSL was planning to take legal action against the Church of England's newspaper The Anglican, which had published an editorial praising the Four Corners program.
[45] Huish died in Brisbane at the age of 72 on 26 January 1970, after having been admitted to St Helen's Hospital after suffering a heart attack.
[46][47] A street which runs adjacent to the Fitzroy River in the Rockhampton suburb of Wandal has been named Sir Raymond Huish Drive.