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.
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Frank Schile
Frank Schile was awarded a Gold Medal for their actions in attempting to rescue the victim of a fatal shark at Kingscliff, NSW on 07 June 2020
Mark Hayes
Mark Hayes was awarded a Gold Medal for their actions in attempting to rescue the victim of a fatal shark at Kingscliff, NSW on 07 June 2020
Jamie Ingram
Jamie Ingram was awarded a Gold Medal, Galleghan Award, Stanhope Medal for the pursuit and apprehension of an armed murderer running amok through the streets of Sydney at lunchtime on Tuesday 13 August 2019
Gold Medal Galleghan Stanhope Case number: 2020/02 Awarded year: 2021/22
Jason Shore
Jason Shore was awarded a Gold Medal for the pursuit and apprehension of an armed murderer running amok through the streets of Sydney at lunchtime on Tuesday 13 August 2020
Leading Firefighter Gonzalo Herrera
Leading Firefighter Gonzalo Herrera was awarded a Gold Medal for the pursuit and apprehension of an armed murderer running amok through the streets of Sydney at lunchtime on Tuesday 13 August 2021
Senior Firefighter Mitchell Bennetts
Senior Firefighter Mitchell Bennetts was awarded a Gold Medal for the pursuit and apprehension of an armed murderer running amok through the streets of Sydney at lunchtime on Tuesday 13 August 2022
Nicola Gilio
Nicola Gilio was awarded a Gold Medal, Galleghan Award and Stanhope Medal for their actions in rescuing a young girl who had been sexually assaulted and in detaining the offender at Kogarah on 15 November 2018
Gold Medal Galleghan Stanhope Case number: 2020/03 Awarded year: 2020/21
Shaun Oliver
Shaun Oliver was awarded a Gold Medal and Galleghan Award for their actions arising out of the rescue of two children at Wollongong City Beach on 10 September 2017 which resulted in the loss of Shaun Oliver's life.
Gold Medal Galleghan Case number: 2018-12 Awarded year: 2018/19
Saybah (Mary) Kpaba
Saybah (Mary) Kpaba was awarded a Gold Medal for rescuing her children from a house fire at Doonside on 6 August 2016 before the arrival of emergency services.
Antonio ROKOV
Antonio ROKOV was awarded a Gold Medal Posthumous Award for his actions in saving the life of a teenage boy, at the cost of his own, in a skydiving accident at Goulburn Airport, NSW on 21 November 2015.
Special Constable William
Special Constable William was awarded a Gold Medal for actions involving a shooting at Parramatta on the 2nd October 2015.
Dr Martha KNOX-HALY
Dr Martha KNOX-HALY was awarded a Gold Medal for her actions in coming to the rescue of a work colleague who was being attacked with a knife by her estranged husband in a carpark at Carramar NSW, on 18 August 2015.
Hugh GILES
Hugh GILES was awarded a Gold Medal for actions involving a shark attack at Ballina on the 9th February 2015.
Mathew MEADOWS
Mathew MEADOWS was awarded a Gold Medal for actions involving a shark attack at Ballina on the 9th February 2015.
Robert STRANGE
Robert STRANGE was awarded a Gold Medal and Galleghan Award for his attempts to save a wounded colleague’s life when detained at gunpoint at Croppa Creek about 60 km from Moree NSW, on 29 July 2014.
Gold Medal Galleghan Case number: 2018-10 Awarded year: 2017/18
Andrew Cochrane
Andrew Cochrane was awarded a Gold Medal and Stanhope Gold Medal for actions involving a petrol fire at Mona Vale on the 1st October 2013.
Gold Medal Stanhope Case number: 2014/17 Awarded year: 2013/14
The Late Senior Constable David Rixon
The Late Senior Constable David Rixon was awarded a Gold Medal for his actions during the arrest of a male assailant at Tamworth, NSW on 12 March 2012
Oguz (Alex) Taskun
Oguz (Alex) Taskun was awarded a Stanhope Gold Medal for actions involving an assault with knife at Auburn on the 19th April 2004.
Gold Medal Stanhope Case number: 2006/05S Awarded year: 2005/06
Richard Morris
Richard Morris was awarded a Stanhope Gold Medal for actions involving a land slide at Thredbo on the 1st August 1997.
Gold Medal Stanhope Case number: 2001/02S Awarded year: 2000/01
Ambulance Paramedic Christopher Valan Wilkinson
Ambulance Paramedic Christopher Valan Wilkinson was awarded a Stanhope Gold Medal for actions involving a land slide at Thredbo on the 1st August 1997.
Gold Medal Stanhope Case number: 2001/02S Awarded year: 2000/01
Ambulance Paramedic Paul John Featherstone
Ambulance Paramedic Paul John Featherstone was awarded a Stanhope Gold Medal for actions involving a land slide at Thredbo on the 1st August 1997.
Gold Medal Stanhope Case number: 2001/02S Awarded year: 2000/01
Senior Constable Ian Maurice Boughton
Senior Constable Ian Maurice Boughton was awarded a Stanhope Gold Medal for actions involving a underwater pipe at Port Waratah on the 20th April 1995.
Gold Medal Stanhope Case number: 1996/30S Awarded year: 1995/96
Aaron John Ledden
Aaron John Ledden was awarded a Stanhope Gold Medal for actions involving a capsized vessel at Port Macquarie on the 1st July 1993.
Gold Medal Stanhope Case number: 1994/25S Awarded year: 1993/94
Rodney Stephen Peters
Rodney Stephen Peters was awarded a Stanhope Gold Medal for actions involving a flood at Willow Tree on the 26th January 1991.
Gold Medal Stanhope Case number: 1992/11S Awarded year: 1991/92
Dulcie Kalms
Dulcie Kalms was awarded a Stanhope Gold Medal for actions involving a vehicle, crashed, burning at Temora on the 16th November 1980.
Gold Medal Stanhope Case number: 1981/15S Awarded year: 1980/81
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
Barry J. Campbell
Barry J. Campbell was awarded a Stanhope Gold Medal for actions involving a suicide, rescue at Watsons Bay The Gap on the 24th March 1964.
Gold Medal Stanhope Case number: 1965/13S Awarded year: 1964/65
Frederick John Knight
Frederick John Knight was awarded a Stanhope Gold Medal for actions involving a shark attack at Middle Harbour on the 30th January 1963.
Gold Medal Stanhope Case number: 1963/17S Awarded year: 1962/63
William James Bissett
William James Bissett was awarded a Gold Medal for actions involving surf/rocks at Hawkes Nest Port Stephens on the 1st January 1958.
Gwen (Miss) Smith
Gwen (Miss) Smith was awarded a Gold Medal for actions involving an assault with knife at Turramurra on the 27th August 1949.
Reginald Trew
Reginald Trew was awarded a Gold Medal for actions involving surf/shark attack at Bar Beach Newcastle on the 23rd July 1949.
Albert Charles Linich
Albert Charles Linich was awarded a Gold Medal for actions involving a shark attack at Newcastle on the 12th February 1948.
Stanley Elwin Elford
Stanley Elwin Elford was awarded a Gold Medal for actions involving a river/shark attack at Port Macquarie on the 8th November 1947.
Gordon Knowles
Gordon Knowles was awarded a Gold Medal for actions involving an aircraft fire at Mascot on the 19th July 1945.
Sidney Owen
Sidney Owen was awarded a Gold Medal for actions involving a shark attack at Botany Bay on the 23rd January 1940.
Charles John Denniss
Charles John Denniss was awarded a Gold Medal (Posthumous) for actions involving surf, rescue at The Entrance on the 27th March 1937.
William John Creighton Wright
William John Creighton Wright was awarded a Gold Medal for actions involving a shark attack at Maroubra on the 9th March 1935.
Eugene Lawrence O'Toole
Eugene Lawrence O'Toole was awarded a Gold Medal for actions involving a shark attack at Dee Why on the 12th March 1934.
Francis Charles Spruce
Francis Charles Spruce was awarded a Gold Medal for actions involving a shark attack at George's River on the 27th January 1934.
William James Lyle McCaughey
William James Lyle McCaughey was awarded a Gold Medal (Posthumous) for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Nymboida on the 6th January 1934.
George S. Greenwell
George S. Greenwell was awarded a Gold Medal (Posthumous) for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Collaroy on the 25th April 1931.
Geoffrey Wellesley Hyman
Geoffrey Wellesley Hyman was awarded a Gold Medal (Posthumous) for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Tamarama on the 29th January 1930.
Lucy Bell Donaldson
Lucy Bell Donaldson was awarded a Gold Medal for actions involving a shark attack at Merewether on the 4th April 1928.
Stanley Frederick Gibbs
Stanley Frederick Gibbs was awarded a Gold Medal for actions involving a shark attack at Gray's Point on the 3rd January 1927.
Reginald L. S. Craythorne
Reginald L. S. Craythorne was awarded a Gold Medal (Posthumous) for actions involving a boat fire at Sydney Harbour on the 30th June 1925.
James Gordon Lees
James Gordon Lees was awarded a Gold Medal for actions involving a shark attack at Newcastle on the 12th March 1925.
Life Saver Robin Chalmers
Life Saver Robin Chalmers was awarded a Gold Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Bondi North on the 18th March 1923.
John Denis Doherty
John Denis Doherty was awarded a Gold Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Bondi North on the 18th March 1923.
Oswald Oliver Doherty
Oswald Oliver Doherty was awarded a Gold Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Bondi North on the 18th March 1923.
Bernard Doherty
Bernard Doherty was awarded a Gold Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Bondi North on the 18th March 1923.
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