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 1978/79 (59 results)

Edward James McKellar

Edward James McKellar was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a flood/river at Mount George Manning River on the 9th May 1979.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/27 Awarded year: 1978/79

Glen Dawson

Glen Dawson was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a flood/river at Mount George Manning River on the 9th May 1979.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/27a Awarded year: 1978/79

Reginald Bruce Monck

Reginald Bruce Monck was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a flood/river at Mount George Manning River on the 9th May 1979.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/27b Awarded year: 1978/79

Wilfred Thomas Mark Nott

Wilfred Thomas Mark Nott was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a vehicle fire at Mangoplah on the 12th April 1979.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/26 Awarded year: 1978/79

Charles Henry Simpson

Charles Henry Simpson was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a vehicle fire at Mangoplah on the 12th April 1979.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/26a Awarded year: 1978/79

Probationary Constable Ian J. Young

Probationary Constable Ian J. Young was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a suicide, rescue at Sydney Harbour Bridge on the 30th January 1979.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1979/17 Awarded year: 1978/79

Joseph Farrugia

Joseph Farrugia was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a electrocution at Seven Hills on the 29th January 1979.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1979/21 Awarded year: 1978/79

Senior Constable Eric Bruce Iddles

Senior Constable Eric Bruce Iddles was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a vehicle fire at Coffs Harbour on the 20th January 1979.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1979/24 Awarded year: 1978/79

Volunteer Fireman Francis Joseph Murphy

Volunteer Fireman Francis Joseph Murphy was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a vehicle fire at Coffs Harbour on the 20th January 1979.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/24a Awarded year: 1978/79

Sergeant Third Class Keith Gabb

Sergeant Third Class Keith Gabb was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a electrocution at Coffs Harbour on the 20th January 1979.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/24b Awarded year: 1978/79

Senior Constable Lloyd M. Dever

Senior Constable Lloyd M. Dever was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a vehicle fire at Coffs Harbour on the 20th January 1979.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/24c Awarded year: 1978/79

Alan James Anderson

Alan James Anderson was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a capsized vessel at Yamba Bar on the 10th January 1979.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/22 Awarded year: 1978/79

Peter Ashley Schaeffer

Peter Ashley Schaeffer was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a capsized vessel at Yamba Bar on the 10th January 1979.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/22a Awarded year: 1978/79

Bruce Charles Westland

Bruce Charles Westland was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a capsized vessel at Yamba Bar on the 10th January 1979.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/22b Awarded year: 1978/79

Bruce Wallace McPherson

Bruce Wallace McPherson was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving sea at Yamba Bar on the 10th January 1979.

Silver Medal Case number: 1979/23 Awarded year: 1978/79

Frank O'Loughlin

Frank O'Loughlin was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving sea at Yamba Bar on the 10th January 1979.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/23a Awarded year: 1978/79

Martin Ross Howard

Martin Ross Howard was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving sea at Yamba Bar on the 10th January 1979.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/23b Awarded year: 1978/79

Ronald Peter Busch

Ronald Peter Busch was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving sea at Yamba Bar on the 10th January 1979.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/23c Awarded year: 1978/79

Bruce Wallace McPherson

Bruce Wallace McPherson was awarded a Stanhope Gold Medal for actions involving sea at Yamba Bar on the 10th January 1979.

Gold Medal Stanhope Case number: 1979/23S Awarded year: 1978/79

Graham Mervyn Platt

Graham Mervyn Platt was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a stormwater drain at Airds on the 31st December 1978.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/25 Awarded year: 1978/79

Anthony William Hodgkinson

Anthony William Hodgkinson was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a stormwater drain at Airds on the 31st December 1978.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/25a Awarded year: 1978/79

Ismail Karademir

Ismail Karademir was awarded a Bronze Medal (Posthumous) for actions involving a river at Murray River on the 24th December 1978.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1979/18 Awarded year: 1978/79

Warren Victor Charles Shearer

Warren Victor Charles Shearer was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a vehicle, crashed, burning at Wollombi on the 22nd December 1978.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/20 Awarded year: 1978/79

John Snaidero

John Snaidero was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a submerged vehicle at Griffith on the 29th November 1978.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/16 Awarded year: 1978/79

Mario Marin

Mario Marin was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a submerged vehicle at Griffith on the 29th November 1978.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/16a Awarded year: 1978/79

John Burke

John Burke was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a river at Sydney Circular Quay on the 12th November 1978.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/13 Awarded year: 1978/79

Bradley James Webber

Bradley James Webber was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving surf at Newcastle Nobby's Beach on the 21st October 1978.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/19 Awarded year: 1978/79

Sergeant Second Class Henry Derold George Kupke

Sergeant Second Class Henry Derold George Kupke was awarded a Bronze Medal (Bar) for actions involving a suicide, rescue at Watsons Bay The Gap on the 12th September 1978.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1979/09 Awarded year: 1978/79

Sergeant Third Class Donald Campbell

Sergeant Third Class Donald Campbell was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a suicide, rescue at Watsons Bay The Gap on the 12th September 1978.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1979/09a Awarded year: 1978/79

Kenneth Francis Pymont

Kenneth Francis Pymont was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a vehicle, crashed, burning at Condobolin on the 6th September 1978.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/07 Awarded year: 1978/79

Robert James Bowman

Robert James Bowman was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a house fire at Canley Vale on the 6th September 1978.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1979/11 Awarded year: 1978/79

Norman Patrick Smith

Norman Patrick Smith was awarded a Bronze Medal (Posthumous) for actions involving a collapsed trench at Greenacre on the 14th August 1978.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1979/15 Awarded year: 1978/79

Sergeant Third Class John Kelly

Sergeant Third Class John Kelly was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a river at Narrabri Creek on the 12th August 1978.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/04 Awarded year: 1978/79

Brian Maurice O'Meley

Brian Maurice O'Meley was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a house fire at West Wyalong on the 30th July 1978.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1979/02 Awarded year: 1978/79

Malcolm MacNeil

Malcolm MacNeil was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a river at Sydney Circular Quay on the 12th July 1978.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/01 Awarded year: 1978/79

Sergeant Third Class Donald Lester Avery Avery

Sergeant Third Class Donald Lester Avery Avery was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a building fire at Manly on the 10th June 1978.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/12 Awarded year: 1978/79

Christopher John Snooks

Christopher John Snooks was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving surf at Narooma on the 23rd May 1978.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1979/10 Awarded year: 1978/79

Gerard John McRae

Gerard John McRae was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a vehicle, crashed, burning at Merriwa on the 16th April 1978.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1979/05 Awarded year: 1978/79

Barry Archie Nutt

Barry Archie Nutt was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a vehicle, crashed, burning at Merriwa on the 16th April 1978.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1979/05a Awarded year: 1978/79

Vaughan Raymond Amidy

Vaughan Raymond Amidy was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a vehicle, crashed, burning at Merriwa on the 16th April 1978.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1979/05b Awarded year: 1978/79

Arthur John Anshaw

Arthur John Anshaw was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a vehicle, crashed, burning at Merriwa on the 16th April 1978.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1979/05c Awarded year: 1978/79

Peter Stewart

Peter Stewart was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a vehicle, crashed, burning at Merriwa on the 16th April 1978.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1979/05d Awarded year: 1978/79

Peter Blaxland Douglas Walker

Peter Blaxland Douglas Walker was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a vehicle, out of control at Merriwa on the 16th April 1978.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1979/05e Awarded year: 1978/79

Peter Gerald John Dobson

Peter Gerald John Dobson was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a vehicle, crashed, burning at Merriwa on the 16th April 1978.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1979/05f Awarded year: 1978/79

John Laurance Stevenson

John Laurance Stevenson was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a vehicle, crashed, burning at Merriwa on the 16th April 1978.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1979/05g Awarded year: 1978/79

Malcolm McLeod Williams

Malcolm McLeod Williams was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a vehicle, crashed, burning at Merriwa on the 16th April 1978.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1979/05h Awarded year: 1978/79

John Newton

John Newton was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a vehicle, crashed, burning at Merriwa on the 16th April 1978.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1979/05i Awarded year: 1978/79

Richard John Ireland

Richard John Ireland was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a vehicle, crashed, burning at Merriwa on the 16th April 1978.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/05j Awarded year: 1978/79

Murray John Towler

Murray John Towler was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a vehicle, crashed, burning at Merriwa on the 16th April 1978.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/05k Awarded year: 1978/79

Lawrence Wayne Allchin

Lawrence Wayne Allchin was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a house fire at Blackett on the 13th April 1978.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/06 Awarded year: 1978/79

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