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 1929/30 (34 results)

Herbert Mills

Herbert Mills was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a suicide, rescue at Iron Cove Bridge on the 21st May 1930.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1930/15 Awarded year: 1929/30

Leslie Day

Leslie Day was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a suicide, rescue at Iron Cove Bridge on the 21st May 1930.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1930/15a Awarded year: 1929/30

Violet Bell

Violet Bell was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Bundeena on the 26th April 1930.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1930/13 Awarded year: 1929/30

Constable Charles Joseph Barden

Constable Charles Joseph Barden was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a bolting horse at Sydney on the 17th April 1930.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1930/14 Awarded year: 1929/30

John Charles Harvey

John Charles Harvey was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a industrial accident at Broken Hill on the 25th March 1930.

Silver Medal Case number: 1930/26 Awarded year: 1929/30

Edmond Henry Collins

Edmond Henry Collins was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Howlong on the 2nd March 1930.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1930/25 Awarded year: 1929/30

Arthur James Soncum

Arthur James Soncum was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving an animal attack/bull at Fairy Meadow on the 17th February 1930.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1930/08 Awarded year: 1929/30

Roy Huckel

Roy Huckel was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Temora on the 13th February 1930.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1930/12 Awarded year: 1929/30

Constable Adam Edward McLaughlin

Constable Adam Edward McLaughlin was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Wallis Creek on the 2nd February 1930.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1930/09 Awarded year: 1929/30

John Freestone

John Freestone was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Tamarama on the 29th January 1930.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1930/10 Awarded year: 1929/30

James Edward George Cowling

James Edward George Cowling was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Tamarama on the 29th January 1930.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1930/10a Awarded year: 1929/30

Percy Hugh White

Percy Hugh White was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Tamarama on the 29th January 1930.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1930/10b Awarded year: 1929/30

David Johnstone Scott

David Johnstone Scott was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Bulli on the 29th January 1930.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1930/18 Awarded year: 1929/30

John Johnstone

John Johnstone was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Bulli on the 29th January 1930.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1930/18a Awarded year: 1929/30

Arthur Lamont

Arthur Lamont was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Tamarama on the 29th January 1930.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1930/19 Awarded year: 1929/30

Raymond Kingsley Cortese Shapcott

Raymond Kingsley Cortese Shapcott was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Tamarama on the 29th January 1930.

Silver Medal Case number: 1930/21 Awarded year: 1929/30

Bernard Ashton Weir

Bernard Ashton Weir was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Tamarama on the 29th January 1930.

Silver Medal Case number: 1930/21a Awarded year: 1929/30

Wilton David Weir

Wilton David Weir was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Tamarama on the 29th January 1930.

Silver Medal Case number: 1930/22 Awarded year: 1929/30

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.

Gold Medal Case number: 1930/23 Awarded year: 1929/30

Ronald James Gray

Ronald James Gray was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Tenterfield on the 11th January 1930.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1930/11 Awarded year: 1929/30

Gerald Gordon Young

Gerald Gordon Young was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a submerged vehicle at Jerseyville on the 6th January 1930.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1930/07 Awarded year: 1929/30

William Evelyn Sutcliffe

William Evelyn Sutcliffe was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a submerged vehicle at Jerseyville on the 6th January 1930.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1930/17 Awarded year: 1929/30

John Vernon Chester Bean

John Vernon Chester Bean was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Fort Macquarie on the 26th December 1929.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1930/05 Awarded year: 1929/30

John MacCallum

John MacCallum was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Fort Macquarie on the 26th December 1929.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1930/05a Awarded year: 1929/30

William James McHugh

William James McHugh was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at George's River on the 1st December 1929.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1930/03 Awarded year: 1929/30

Reginald James Collison

Reginald James Collison was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Gale Street Wharf on the 20th November 1929.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1930/16 Awarded year: 1929/30

Leonard Walpole Smith

Leonard Walpole Smith was awarded a Cert. of Merit (Posthumous) for actions involving a motor vehicle at Brighton-le-Sands on the 23rd October 1929.

Case number: 1930/06 Awarded year: 1929/30

Joseph Albert Wheatley

Joseph Albert Wheatley was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a explosion at Gordon on the 16th September 1929.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1930/04 Awarded year: 1929/30

Constable Thomas Percy Parmenter

Constable Thomas Percy Parmenter was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a fire, house at Broken Hill on the 14th September 1929.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1930/24 Awarded year: 1929/30

Victor Lance Dolman

Victor Lance Dolman was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a fire, house at Broken Hill on the 14th September 1929.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1930/24a Awarded year: 1929/30

Robert John Hector

Robert John Hector was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Brighton-le-Sands on the 8th June 1929.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1930/02 Awarded year: 1929/30

Basil Thomas Daly-Deegan

Basil Thomas Daly-Deegan was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a shark attack at Bondi on the 8th February 1929.

Silver Medal Case number: 1930/20 Awarded year: 1929/30

Stanley Charles McDonald

Stanley Charles McDonald was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a shark attack at Bondi on the 8th February 1929.

Silver Medal Case number: 1930/20a Awarded year: 1929/30

Leslie Vincent Willsher

Leslie Vincent Willsher was awarded a Cert. of Merit (Posthumous) for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Cronulla on the 28th January 1929.

Case number: 1930/01 Awarded year: 1929/30

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