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 1928/29 (43 results)

Andrea Aloe

Andrea Aloe was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Nambucca Heads on the 26th May 1929.

Silver Medal Case number: 1929/33 Awarded year: 1928/29

Thomas Alfred Warren

Thomas Alfred Warren was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Enfield on the 25th May 1929.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1929/14 Awarded year: 1928/29

Constable Charles Frederick Menzies

Constable Charles Frederick Menzies was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a bolting horse at Narrandera on the 4th April 1929.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1929/16 Awarded year: 1928/29

Clarence Michael Lillis

Clarence Michael Lillis was awarded a Cert. of Merit (Posthumous) for actions involving a drowning, rescue at The Entrance on the 1st April 1929.

Case number: 1929/17 Awarded year: 1928/29

William R. B. Engledow

William R. B. Engledow was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Cook's River Canal on the 16th March 1929.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1929/13 Awarded year: 1928/29

Andy Rixon

Andy Rixon was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Merimbula on the 3rd March 1929.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1929/15 Awarded year: 1928/29

Edward Cavenagh Mainwaring

Edward Cavenagh Mainwaring was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Parramatta River on the 20th February 1929.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1929/07 Awarded year: 1928/29

Teresa Emily Bethridge

Teresa Emily Bethridge was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Coramba on the 10th February 1929.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1929/10 Awarded year: 1928/29

Norman John Lette

Norman John Lette was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a flood at Gloucester on the 9th February 1929.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1929/09 Awarded year: 1928/29

Cedric James Eade

Cedric James Eade was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a flood at Gloucester on the 9th February 1929.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1929/09a Awarded year: 1928/29

Henry August Reinke

Henry August Reinke was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a flood at Gloucester on the 9th February 1929.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1929/09b Awarded year: 1928/29

Arthur Tate

Arthur Tate was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a flood at Gloucester on the 9th February 1929.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1929/09c Awarded year: 1928/29

Gilbert Edward McDonald

Gilbert Edward McDonald was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a flood at Gloucester on the 9th February 1929.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1929/19 Awarded year: 1928/29

Ronald Hewison Steuart

Ronald Hewison Steuart was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Dobroyd Point Sydney on the 2nd February 1929.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1929/24 Awarded year: 1928/29

Stewart A. H. Rudd

Stewart A. H. Rudd was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a building fire at Auburn on the 21st January 1929.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1929/25 Awarded year: 1928/29

Ernest George Paine

Ernest George Paine was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a shark attack at Bondi on the 12th January 1929.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1929/27 Awarded year: 1928/29

Norman Pascoe Lambert

Norman Pascoe Lambert was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a shark attack at Bondi on the 12th January 1929.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1929/27a Awarded year: 1928/29

Robert Murray Kavanaugh

Robert Murray Kavanaugh was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a shark attack at Bondi on the 12th January 1929.

Silver Medal Case number: 1929/32 Awarded year: 1928/29

Wilfred James Cutbush

Wilfred James Cutbush was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Meadowbank on the 8th January 1929.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1929/11 Awarded year: 1928/29

Maxwell Wilson

Maxwell Wilson was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Darlington Point on the 2nd January 1929.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1929/18 Awarded year: 1928/29

William Frederick Crawford

William Frederick Crawford was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Hawkesbury River on the 1st January 1929.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1929/08 Awarded year: 1928/29

Albert Edward Jacobs

Albert Edward Jacobs was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Bilgola Beach on the 1st January 1929.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1929/20 Awarded year: 1928/29

Arthur Pyne Jacobs

Arthur Pyne Jacobs was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Bilgola Beach on the 1st January 1929.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1929/20a Awarded year: 1928/29

Frank Grenville Pursell

Frank Grenville Pursell was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Bilgola Beach on the 1st January 1929.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1929/23 Awarded year: 1928/29

Robert McPherson

Robert McPherson was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a motor vehicle at Sydney on the 31st December 1928.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1929/29 Awarded year: 1928/29

Claude Hodges

Claude Hodges was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Macquarie River on the 26th December 1928.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1929/06 Awarded year: 1928/29

Victor Barrett

Victor Barrett was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Macquarie River on the 26th December 1928.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1929/06a Awarded year: 1928/29

Winifred Molly Gibson

Winifred Molly Gibson was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at South Grafton on the 24th December 1928.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1929/22 Awarded year: 1928/29

Verdi George Schwinghammer

Verdi George Schwinghammer was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at South Grafton on the 24th December 1928.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1929/22a Awarded year: 1928/29

Arthur Walter

Arthur Walter was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Newcastle on the 24th December 1928.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1929/26 Awarded year: 1928/29

Harold C. Evans

Harold C. Evans was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at North Steyne on the 12th December 1928.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1929/05 Awarded year: 1928/29

Edith Cameron

Edith Cameron was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Botany Bay on the 18th November 1928.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1929/21 Awarded year: 1928/29

George Henry Honnor

George Henry Honnor was awarded a Silver Medal (Posthumous) for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Botany Bay on the 18th November 1928.

Silver Medal Case number: 1929/30 Awarded year: 1928/29

Charles Thomas Hill

Charles Thomas Hill was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Botany Bay on the 18th November 1928.

Silver Medal Case number: 1929/31 Awarded year: 1928/29

James Kenneth Brewster

James Kenneth Brewster was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a explosion at Broken Hill on the 17th October 1928.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1929/12 Awarded year: 1928/29

Cecil James Edwin Ross

Cecil James Edwin Ross was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a capsized vessel/river at Hawkesbury River on the 2nd October 1928.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1929/28 Awarded year: 1928/29

Albert Edward Minton

Albert Edward Minton was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a capsized vessel/river at Hawkesbury River on the 2nd October 1928.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1929/28a Awarded year: 1928/29

Arthur Edward Sheath

Arthur Edward Sheath was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Randwick on the 12th August 1928.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1929/03 Awarded year: 1928/29

George Stephen Flanagan

George Stephen Flanagan was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Stockton on the 4th August 1928.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1929/04 Awarded year: 1928/29

Peter Robert Petersen

Peter Robert Petersen was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a shipwreck at at sea "Tahiti-Greycliffe" disaster on the 3rd November 1927.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1929/34 Awarded year: 1928/29

Eric Raymond Hanley

Eric Raymond Hanley was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a shipwreck at at sea "Tahiti-Greycliffe" disaster on the 3rd November 1927.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1929/35 Awarded year: 1928/29

Douglas Menzies

Douglas Menzies was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a bolting horse.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1929/01 Awarded year: 1928/29

William Paynter

William Paynter was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a land slide at Coffs Harbour .

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1929/02 Awarded year: 1928/29

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