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 1938/39 (31 results)

Clifton Croese

Clifton Croese was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue on the 12th May 1939.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1939/11 Awarded year: 1938/39

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

Ronald Lewis Dibbin

Ronald Lewis Dibbin was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Terrigal on the 8th March 1939.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1939/05 Awarded year: 1938/39

Roy William Dibbin

Roy William Dibbin was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Terrigal on the 8th March 1939.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1939/05a Awarded year: 1938/39

Leo Gerrard Dibbin

Leo Gerrard Dibbin was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Terrigal on the 8th March 1939.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1939/05b Awarded year: 1938/39

Frank Thomas Paynes

Frank Thomas Paynes was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Terrigal on the 8th March 1939.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1939/05c Awarded year: 1938/39

Athol Hanwood MacDonald

Athol Hanwood MacDonald was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Terrigal on the 8th March 1939.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1939/05d Awarded year: 1938/39

Ilieana Robertson

Ilieana Robertson was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue on the 5th February 1939.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1939/04 Awarded year: 1938/39

John Charles Clifford Young

John Charles Clifford Young was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a bushfire at Adelong on the 14th January 1939.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1939/12 Awarded year: 1938/39

William Romans

William Romans was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a bushfire at Adelong on the 14th January 1939.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1939/12a Awarded year: 1938/39

Charles Daniel James

Charles Daniel James was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Casula Georges River on the 14th January 1939.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1939/15 Awarded year: 1938/39

John Sydney McKenzie

John Sydney McKenzie was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving surf at Woy Woy on the 9th December 1938.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1939/10 Awarded year: 1938/39

Phillip Edward Solling Minns

Phillip Edward Solling Minns was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving surf/sea at Woy Woy on the 9th December 1938.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1939/10a Awarded year: 1938/39

Herman Alfred Folks

Herman Alfred Folks was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Victoria Park on the 6th November 1938.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1939/01 Awarded year: 1938/39

Hugh Ernest Willindale

Hugh Ernest Willindale was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at La Perouse on the 30th October 1938.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1939/14 Awarded year: 1938/39

Alma Pacey

Alma Pacey was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Nambucca Heads on the 12th October 1938.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1939/02 Awarded year: 1938/39

Betty Blanche Hackett

Betty Blanche Hackett was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a water well at Taree on the 22nd September 1938.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1939/03 Awarded year: 1938/39

Duncan Robert Cook

Duncan Robert Cook was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a submerged motor vehicle at Manly on the 15th September 1938.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1939/09 Awarded year: 1938/39

Constable Alfred Edward Pinner

Constable Alfred Edward Pinner was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a submerged motor vehicle at Manly on the 15th September 1938.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1939/09a Awarded year: 1938/39

Constable Clarence Macintosh Potts

Constable Clarence Macintosh Potts was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a submerged motor vehicle at Manly on the 15th September 1938.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1939/09b Awarded year: 1938/39

Constable Raymond William Kelly

Constable Raymond William Kelly was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a submerged motor vehicle at Manly on the 15th September 1938.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1939/09c Awarded year: 1938/39

Constable N. L. Pierce

Constable N. L. Pierce was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a cliff at Rose Bay on the 27th July 1938.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1939/08 Awarded year: 1938/39

Constable D. N. Lechleitner

Constable D. N. Lechleitner was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a cliff at Rose Bay on the 27th July 1938.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1939/08a Awarded year: 1938/39

Constable W. D. Macrae

Constable W. D. Macrae was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a cliff at Rose Bay on the 27th July 1938.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1939/08b Awarded year: 1938/39

R. B. Lewis

R. B. Lewis was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a cliff at Rose Bay on the 27th July 1938.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1939/08c Awarded year: 1938/39

J. L. R. Butcher

J. L. R. Butcher was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a cliff at Rose Bay on the 27th July 1938.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1939/08d Awarded year: 1938/39

David Cecil Purdy

David Cecil Purdy was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving an aircraft, crash at St Marys on the 14th June 1938.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1939/13 Awarded year: 1938/39

James Alexander Mills

James Alexander Mills was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving an aircraft, crash at St Marys on the 14th June 1938.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1939/13a Awarded year: 1938/39

Herman Fisher

Herman Fisher was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Wollongong North Beach on the 17th May 1938.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1939/07 Awarded year: 1938/39

Hector Boyd Graham

Hector Boyd Graham was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Newcastle Harbour on the 12th May 1938.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1939/06 Awarded year: 1938/39

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