Recognising acts of bravery by bestowing awards on those who risk their lives to save others.

Recipients

Medals and certificates of merit awarded in recognition of the following brave deeds.

To all recipients, the Society conveys the thanks, admiration and congratulations of the people of New South Wales.

Filtered by: Award type Silver (661 results)

Norman Davis

Norman Davis was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving poisonous gases at Potts Point on the 3rd April 1945.

Silver Medal Case number: 1945/19 Awarded year: 1944/45

Raymond Reid

Raymond Reid was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving poisonous gases at Potts Point on the 3rd April 1945.

Silver Medal Case number: 1945/19a Awarded year: 1944/45

John Clarke

John Clarke was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving poisonous gases at Potts Point on the 3rd April 1945.

Silver Medal Case number: 1945/19b Awarded year: 1944/45

Leslie Alexander Benjamin McDougall

Leslie Alexander Benjamin McDougall was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Lansdowne River on the 4th March 1945.

Silver Medal Case number: 1945/23 Awarded year: 1944/45

George Colquhoun

George Colquhoun was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Sydney Harbour on the 12th February 1945.

Silver Medal Case number: 1945/24 Awarded year: 1944/45

Arthur Croft Oldroyd

Arthur Croft Oldroyd was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Tuggerah on the 9th February 1945.

Silver Medal Case number: 1945/22 Awarded year: 1944/45

Emily Alica Hawkins

Emily Alica Hawkins was awarded a Silver Medal (Posthumous) for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Northville on the 25th December 1944.

Silver Medal Case number: 1945/21 Awarded year: 1944/45

Vincent Odgers

Vincent Odgers was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a mine at Teralba on the 14th May 1944.

Silver Medal Case number: 1945/20 Awarded year: 1944/45

Private Dorothy Angela Williamson

Private Dorothy Angela Williamson was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Circular Quay on the 30th March 1944.

Silver Medal Case number: 1944/27 Awarded year: 1943/44

Sapper Keith Beencke

Sapper Keith Beencke was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Greenwich on the 7th February 1944.

Silver Medal Case number: 1944/25 Awarded year: 1943/44

Beach Inspector William Kember

Beach Inspector William Kember was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Maroubra on the 5th February 1944.

Silver Medal Case number: 1944/24 Awarded year: 1943/44

Henry Arthur James Donegan

Henry Arthur James Donegan was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a shark attack at Forster on the 14th January 1944.

Silver Medal Case number: 1944/23 Awarded year: 1943/44

Ernest Salisbury-Baker

Ernest Salisbury-Baker was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a shark attack at Forster on the 14th January 1944.

Silver Medal Case number: 1944/23a Awarded year: 1943/44

Betty Ellen Smith

Betty Ellen Smith was awarded a Silver Medal (Posthumous) for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Newcastle on the 14th January 1944.

Silver Medal Case number: 1944/26 Awarded year: 1943/44

Graham Stuart Thompson

Graham Stuart Thompson was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Richmond River on the 16th October 1943.

Silver Medal Case number: 1944/19 Awarded year: 1943/44

Constable A. E. Neal

Constable A. E. Neal was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a flood/river at Camden District on the 17th May 1943.

Silver Medal Case number: 1944/22 Awarded year: 1943/44

Kevin Thomas Aldridge

Kevin Thomas Aldridge was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at North Curl Curl on the 16th May 1943.

Silver Medal Case number: 1944/21 Awarded year: 1943/44

Joseph Phillip Scruse

Joseph Phillip Scruse was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a bolting horse at Alexandria on the 19th March 1943.

Silver Medal Case number: 1943/17 Awarded year: 1942/43

Alexander Ridgeway

Alexander Ridgeway was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a capsized vessel at Gosford on the 11th March 1943.

Silver Medal Case number: 1943/16 Awarded year: 1942/43

William Ronald Hooke

William Ronald Hooke was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a industrial accident at Port Waratah Steel Works on the 22nd November 1942.

Silver Medal Case number: 1943/14 Awarded year: 1942/43

Barbara Ann Mack

Barbara Ann Mack was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a bay/wharf at Neutral Bay on the 31st August 1942.

Silver Medal Case number: 1943/15 Awarded year: 1942/43

Frederick Hooper Bowes

Frederick Hooper Bowes was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a shark attack at Bantry Bay on the 4th January 1942.

Silver Medal Case number: 1942/20 Awarded year: 1941/42

Henry Kershaw Moyle

Henry Kershaw Moyle was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a house fire at Penrith on the 26th October 1941.

Silver Medal Case number: 1942/19 Awarded year: 1941/42

Thomas Martin

Thomas Martin was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at North Sydney on the 2nd July 1941.

Silver Medal Case number: 1942/18 Awarded year: 1941/42

Constable J. L. R. Butcher

Constable J. L. R. Butcher was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a cliff at Dover Heights on the 8th February 1941.

Silver Medal Case number: 1941/20c Awarded year: 1940/41

Herbert L. A. Nordstrom

Herbert L. A. Nordstrom was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Manly on the 25th January 1941.

Silver Medal Case number: 1941/31 Awarded year: 1940/41

John F. Ferguson

John F. Ferguson was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Manly on the 25th January 1941.

Silver Medal Case number: 1941/31a Awarded year: 1940/41

Sergeant Edgar William Honeysett

Sergeant Edgar William Honeysett was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a flood/creek at Sandy Creek on the 7th January 1941.

Silver Medal Case number: 1941/29 Awarded year: 1940/41

John Edwin Jones

John Edwin Jones was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a shark attack at Stockton Beach on the 28th December 1940.

Silver Medal Case number: 1941/30 Awarded year: 1940/41

Harold Devereux

Harold Devereux was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a shark attack at Stockton Beach on the 28th December 1940.

Silver Medal Case number: 1941/30b Awarded year: 1940/41

William Edwin Manns

William Edwin Manns was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Woronora River on the 13th October 1940.

Silver Medal Case number: 1941/27 Awarded year: 1940/41

Kenneth Baret

Kenneth Baret was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Little Bay on the 18th May 1940.

Silver Medal Case number: 1941/26 Awarded year: 1940/41

William Stone

William Stone was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Little Bay on the 18th May 1940.

Silver Medal Case number: 1941/26a Awarded year: 1940/41

Reuben Harold King

Reuben Harold King was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Middle Head on the 4th May 1940.

Silver Medal Case number: 1940/33 Awarded year: 1939/40

Walter Richard Peterson

Walter Richard Peterson was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a capsized vessel at Austinmer on the 5th January 1940.

Silver Medal Case number: 1940/20 Awarded year: 1939/40

Constable William Charles Plummer

Constable William Charles Plummer was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a railway at Sydney on the 1st January 1940.

Silver Medal Case number: 1940/19c Awarded year: 1939/40

Eric John Edward Fleming

Eric John Edward Fleming was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Port Darwin on the 30th September 1939.

Silver Medal Case number: 1940/09 Awarded year: 1939/40

Constable Gordon John Bottomley

Constable Gordon John Bottomley was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Sydney on the 12th April 1939.

Silver Medal Case number: 1939/17 Awarded year: 1938/39

Stanley Murray

Stanley Murray was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a flood at Manildra on the 10th March 1939.

Silver Medal Case number: 1939/16 Awarded year: 1938/39

Constable William Ernest Addison

Constable William Ernest Addison was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Cronulla on the 17th April 1938.

Silver Medal Case number: 1938/13 Awarded year: 1937/38

Harry Charles Reginald Davies

Harry Charles Reginald Davies was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a shipwreck at At sea off N.S.W.coast on the 7th March 1937.

Silver Medal Case number: 1937/12d Awarded year: 1936/37

Captain Donald MacRae

Captain Donald MacRae was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a shipwreck at Newcastle Harbour on the 18th April 1936.

Silver Medal Case number: 1936/22 Awarded year: 1935/36

William Young Masson

William Young Masson was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a shipwreck at Newcastle Harbour on the 18th April 1936.

Silver Medal Case number: 1936/22a Awarded year: 1935/36

William Rutherford

William Rutherford was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a shipwreck at Newcastle Harbour on the 18th April 1936.

Silver Medal Case number: 1936/22b Awarded year: 1935/36

Alfred Radcliffe

Alfred Radcliffe was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a shipwreck at Newcastle Harbour on the 18th April 1936.

Silver Medal Case number: 1936/22c Awarded year: 1935/36

John Edinburgh Bowen

John Edinburgh Bowen was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a shipwreck at Newcastle Harbour on the 18th April 1936.

Silver Medal Case number: 1936/22d Awarded year: 1935/36

Mary McNamara

Mary McNamara was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a capsized vessel at Gerringong on the 8th March 1936.

Silver Medal Case number: 1937/16 Awarded year: 1936/37

Raymond Charles Oswald Fogarty

Raymond Charles Oswald Fogarty was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a capsized vessel at Ettalong on the 6th March 1936.

Silver Medal Case number: 1937/17 Awarded year: 1936/37

Cephus Herbert Taylor

Cephus Herbert Taylor was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving surf/sea at Corindi Beach on the 27th December 1935.

Silver Medal Case number: 1937/22 Awarded year: 1936/37

Lionel Charles Snodgrass

Lionel Charles Snodgrass was awarded a Silver Medal (Posthumous) for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Wolli Creek on the 31st October 1935.

Silver Medal Case number: 1936/18 Awarded year: 1935/36

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