 Northcott was granted the honorary rank of major on 1 January 1919 , and the brevet rank on 1 January 1920 , but this was not made substantive until 1 October 1923 . He attended the Staff College , Camberley from 1924 to 1926 . On returning to Australia , Northcott served as Staff Officer , and later Director , Stores and Transport , at Army Headquarters in Victoria Barracks , Melbourne . He was appointed a Member ( fourth class ) of the Royal Victorian Order on 8 July 1927 for coordinating the transport for the 1927 six @-@ month Royal Tour of the Duke and Duchess of York ( later George VI and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother ) that year to open the Old Parliament House , Canberra . 
