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: Awarded in the financial year 1908/09 (34 results)

Thomas Tipping Evans

Thomas Tipping Evans was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a bolting horse at Marrickville on the 7th July 1909.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1909/17 Awarded year: 1908/09

James Thomas Limeburner

James Thomas Limeburner was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Newcastle on the 30th June 1909.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1909/18 Awarded year: 1908/09

William Doherty

William Doherty was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a fire, house at North Sydney on the 8th June 1909.

Silver Medal Case number: 1909/25 Awarded year: 1908/09

Edward Byers

Edward Byers was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Johnston's Bay on the 25th May 1909.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1909/15 Awarded year: 1908/09

George Arthur Martin

George Arthur Martin was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Lane Cove River on the 3rd May 1909.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1909/16 Awarded year: 1908/09

Robert Ashworth

Robert Ashworth was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Pambula on the 28th February 1909.

Silver Medal Case number: 1909/23 Awarded year: 1908/09

George Whitfield Jenner

George Whitfield Jenner was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Newcastle on the 18th February 1909.

Silver Medal Case number: 1909/22 Awarded year: 1908/09

Arthur Edward Thomas

Arthur Edward Thomas was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Cronulla on the 22nd January 1909.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1909/14 Awarded year: 1908/09

Thomas Gunning

Thomas Gunning was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Manly on the 18th January 1909.

Silver Medal Case number: 1909/24 Awarded year: 1908/09

Clarence Henry Croft

Clarence Henry Croft was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Newcastle on the 17th January 1909.

Silver Medal Case number: 1909/20 Awarded year: 1908/09

Traffic Constable Herbert James Baker

Traffic Constable Herbert James Baker was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a bolting horse at Darlington on the 4th January 1909.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1909/06 Awarded year: 1908/09

Charles Edwin Hurlstone

Charles Edwin Hurlstone was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Circular Quay on the 22nd December 1908.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1909/09 Awarded year: 1908/09

Traffic Constable John McMahon

Traffic Constable John McMahon was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a bolting horse at Sydney on the 16th December 1908.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1909/04 Awarded year: 1908/09

Madeline Isabel Hendy-Pooley

Madeline Isabel Hendy-Pooley was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Sydney Harbour on the 28th November 1908.

Silver Medal Case number: 1909/19 Awarded year: 1908/09

Carl Martin Brandelius

Carl Martin Brandelius was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at North Stockton on the 21st November 1908.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1909/29 Awarded year: 1908/09

George Alfred Withers

George Alfred Withers was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Grafton on the 9th November 1908.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1909/27 Awarded year: 1908/09

William Gordon

William Gordon was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a bolting horse on the 30th September 1908.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1909/03 Awarded year: 1908/09

Traffic Constable John Wallace Stewart

Traffic Constable John Wallace Stewart was awarded a Silver Medal (Bar) for actions involving a bolting horse at Sydney on the 25th September 1908.

Silver Medal Case number: 1909/26 Awarded year: 1908/09

Robert D'Arcy-Wentworth Towns

Robert D'Arcy-Wentworth Towns was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Neutral Bay on the 13th September 1908.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1909/01 Awarded year: 1908/09

Constable Sylvester James Conley

Constable Sylvester James Conley was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a bolting horse at Sydney on the 8th September 1908.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1909/02 Awarded year: 1908/09

Constable Walter George Frazer

Constable Walter George Frazer was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a bolting horse at Bondi on the 4th September 1908.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1909/08 Awarded year: 1908/09

Traffic Constable Archibald David Kerr

Traffic Constable Archibald David Kerr was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a bolting horse at Sydney on the 30th August 1908.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1909/10 Awarded year: 1908/09

Constable William Ernest Jones

Constable William Ernest Jones was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a bolting horse at Sydney on the 10th August 1908.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1909/12 Awarded year: 1908/09

John William Holding

John William Holding was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving sea, rescue at Barrenjoey on the 29th July 1908.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1909/07 Awarded year: 1908/09

Ernest William Oliver

Ernest William Oliver was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving sea, rescue at Barrenjoey on the 29th July 1908.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1909/07a Awarded year: 1908/09

Charles Henry Wilcox

Charles Henry Wilcox was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving sea, rescue at Barrenjoey on the 29th July 1908.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1909/07b Awarded year: 1908/09

John James Clark

John James Clark was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Plattsburg on the 29th July 1908.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1909/13 Awarded year: 1908/09

George Henry Clark

George Henry Clark was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Plattsburg on the 29th July 1908.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1909/13a Awarded year: 1908/09

Charles Arthur Robbins

Charles Arthur Robbins was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue on the 7th July 1908.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1909/30 Awarded year: 1908/09

First Class Constable William O'Reilly

First Class Constable William O'Reilly was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a bolting horse at Wellington on the 20th June 1908.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1909/11 Awarded year: 1908/09

Stephen Flanagan

Stephen Flanagan was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Port Stephens on the 28th April 1908.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1909/05 Awarded year: 1908/09

Cephus Herbert Taylor

Cephus Herbert Taylor was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Woolgoolga on the 22nd April 1908.

Silver Medal Case number: 1909/28 Awarded year: 1908/09

Henry Henry

Henry Henry was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Grafton on the 18th April 1908.

Silver Medal Case number: 1909/21 Awarded year: 1908/09

William Henry Victor Thomas

William Henry Victor Thomas was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Grafton on the 18th April 1908.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1909/21a Awarded year: 1908/09

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