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 1930/31 (49 results)

Leslie Norman Bottomley

Leslie Norman Bottomley was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Queenscliff on the 26th May 1931.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1931/18 Awarded year: 1930/31

Horace Roy Johnson

Horace Roy Johnson was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Queenscliff on the 26th May 1931.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1931/45 Awarded year: 1930/31

Richard S. Greenwell

Richard S. Greenwell was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Collaroy on the 25th April 1931.

Silver Medal Case number: 1931/47 Awarded year: 1930/31

Michael Vincent Reynolds

Michael Vincent Reynolds was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Collaroy on the 25th April 1931.

Silver Medal Case number: 1931/48 Awarded year: 1930/31

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.

Gold Medal Case number: 1931/49 Awarded year: 1930/31

Harold O. F. Cannon

Harold O. F. Cannon was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Nowra on the 30th March 1931.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1931/44 Awarded year: 1930/31

John Shaffran

John Shaffran was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a suicide, rescue at Port Jackson on the 13th March 1931.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1931/38 Awarded year: 1930/31

George D'Arcy Michell

George D'Arcy Michell was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a suicide, rescue at Port Jackson on the 13th March 1931.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1931/39 Awarded year: 1930/31

David Wakeling

David Wakeling was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Bellambi Beach on the 8th March 1931.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1931/15 Awarded year: 1930/31

H. C. Jones

H. C. Jones was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Bellambi Beach on the 8th March 1931.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1931/43 Awarded year: 1930/31

Frank Bosnich

Frank Bosnich was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a explosion at Broken Hill on the 20th February 1931.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1931/13 Awarded year: 1930/31

Alfred Solomon

Alfred Solomon was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Double Bay on the 6th February 1931.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1931/11 Awarded year: 1930/31

Wallace Phillip Mulray

Wallace Phillip Mulray was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Hay on the 29th January 1931.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1931/12 Awarded year: 1930/31

Thirza Bodel

Thirza Bodel was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Goulburn on the 22nd January 1931.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1931/10 Awarded year: 1930/31

Stanley Mount Palfreyman

Stanley Mount Palfreyman was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Corrimal on the 19th January 1931.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1931/14 Awarded year: 1930/31

James Matthews

James Matthews was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Tocumwal on the 11th January 1931.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1931/17 Awarded year: 1930/31

Edith I. M. Metcalfe

Edith I. M. Metcalfe was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Mosman on the 10th January 1931.

Silver Medal Case number: 1931/46 Awarded year: 1930/31

Charles Stewart

Charles Stewart was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Brighton-le-Sands on the 8th January 1931.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1931/37 Awarded year: 1930/31

Arthur Lavis

Arthur Lavis was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Yerong Creek on the 4th January 1931.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1931/08 Awarded year: 1930/31

William Knox

William Knox was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Carrs Park on the 1st January 1931.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1931/16 Awarded year: 1930/31

Arthur Duncan

Arthur Duncan was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at The Entrance on the 25th December 1930.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1931/09 Awarded year: 1930/31

John Clement Ballesty

John Clement Ballesty was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Coogee Beach on the 17th December 1930.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1931/19 Awarded year: 1930/31

Maurice A. Grady

Maurice A. Grady was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Duckmaloi on the 30th November 1930.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1931/05 Awarded year: 1930/31

James McHugh

James McHugh was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Duckmaloi on the 30th November 1930.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1931/34 Awarded year: 1930/31

Doris Barnes

Doris Barnes was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Condobolin on the 25th November 1930.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1931/04 Awarded year: 1930/31

John Stanley Solomon

John Stanley Solomon was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Condobolin on the 25th November 1930.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1931/32 Awarded year: 1930/31

George Sales

George Sales was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Geary Beach on the 23rd November 1930.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1931/35 Awarded year: 1930/31

Farquar Kendall McLeod

Farquar Kendall McLeod was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Warners Bay on the 22nd November 1930.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1931/33 Awarded year: 1930/31

Lancelot Joseph Coyle

Lancelot Joseph Coyle was awarded a Bronze Medal (Posthumous) for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Blackwattle Bay on the 18th November 1930.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1931/36 Awarded year: 1930/31

Earl Leamon

Earl Leamon was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Glen Elgin on the 2nd November 1930.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1931/27 Awarded year: 1930/31

Leo W. Thorne

Leo W. Thorne was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Bourke on the 1st November 1930.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1931/06 Awarded year: 1930/31

Norman Henry Keefe

Norman Henry Keefe was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Chatswood on the 1st November 1930.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1931/20 Awarded year: 1930/31

Patrick Kearney

Patrick Kearney was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Chatswood on the 1st November 1930.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1931/21 Awarded year: 1930/31

George Manley Killen

George Manley Killen was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Port Jackson on the 23rd October 1930.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1931/07 Awarded year: 1930/31

I/C Constable John Kenneth McKenzie

I/C Constable John Kenneth McKenzie was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a bolting horse at Chatswood on the 23rd September 1930.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1931/03 Awarded year: 1930/31

Frederick Cyril Johnson

Frederick Cyril Johnson was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Kirribilli on the 9th September 1930.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1931/02 Awarded year: 1930/31

Joseph William Simpson

Joseph William Simpson was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving poisonous gases/well at Baldry on the 4th July 1930.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1931/24 Awarded year: 1930/31

Lindsay William Garlick

Lindsay William Garlick was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a flood at Wingham on the 18th June 1930.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1931/26 Awarded year: 1930/31

Charles Taylor Noble

Charles Taylor Noble was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a flood/river at Hunter River on the 18th June 1930.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1931/40 Awarded year: 1930/31

Arthur Collingwood Morante

Arthur Collingwood Morante was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a flood/river at Hunter River on the 18th June 1930.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1931/41 Awarded year: 1930/31

George Thomas Pogonoski

George Thomas Pogonoski was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a flood/river at Hunter River on the 18th June 1930.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1931/42 Awarded year: 1930/31

Harry Helyar

Harry Helyar was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at West Wyalong on the 11th June 1930.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1931/25 Awarded year: 1930/31

Swansea Surf Life Saving Club

Swansea Surf Life Saving Club was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Lake Macquarie on the 23rd March 1930.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1931/01 Awarded year: 1930/31

Henry Pitcairn Walker

Henry Pitcairn Walker was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Lake Illawarra on the 9th February 1930.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1931/22 Awarded year: 1930/31

Lancelot T. Swyny

Lancelot T. Swyny was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Lake Illawarra on the 9th February 1930.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1931/23 Awarded year: 1930/31

William James Chapman

William James Chapman was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Lake Illawarra on the 9th February 1930.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1931/28 Awarded year: 1930/31

Thomas George Goode

Thomas George Goode was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Lake Illawarra on the 9th February 1930.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1931/29 Awarded year: 1930/31

Albert Napper

Albert Napper was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Lake Illawarra on the 9th February 1930.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1931/30 Awarded year: 1930/31

Allen Ibbott

Allen Ibbott was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Lake Illawarra on the 9th February 1930.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1931/31 Awarded year: 1930/31

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