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 1939/40 (55 results)

Reuben Harold King

Reuben Harold King was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Middle Head on the 4th May 1940.

Silver Medal Case number: 1940/33 Awarded year: 1939/40

William Robert Dean

William Robert Dean was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Middle Head on the 4th May 1940.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1940/33a Awarded year: 1939/40

David Ross Gale

David Ross Gale was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Middle Head on the 4th May 1940.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1940/33b Awarded year: 1939/40

Thomas Kenneth Clarke

Thomas Kenneth Clarke was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Newcastle Harbour on the 23rd March 1940.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1940/30 Awarded year: 1939/40

John Gavranich Yakas

John Gavranich Yakas was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Bondi on the 3rd March 1940.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1940/28 Awarded year: 1939/40

William John Kennington

William John Kennington was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Brighton-le-Sands on the 4th February 1940.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1940/27 Awarded year: 1939/40

Wallace Henry Kennington

Wallace Henry Kennington was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Brighton-le-Sands on the 4th February 1940.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1940/27a Awarded year: 1939/40

Olive Round

Olive Round was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Panania on the 3rd February 1940.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1940/31 Awarded year: 1939/40

Sidney Owen

Sidney Owen was awarded a Gold Medal for actions involving a shark attack at Botany Bay on the 23rd January 1940.

Gold Medal Case number: 1940/24 Awarded year: 1939/40

Charles Price

Charles Price was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a capsized vessel at Grafton on the 23rd January 1940.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1940/29 Awarded year: 1939/40

Cedric Harbern Lofberg

Cedric Harbern Lofberg was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Walcha on the 11th January 1940.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1940/22 Awarded year: 1939/40

Arthur Mines

Arthur Mines was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a electrocution at Mudgee on the 11th January 1940.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1940/26 Awarded year: 1939/40

Keith Fisher

Keith Fisher was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Cudgera Beach on the 7th January 1940.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1940/32 Awarded year: 1939/40

Walter Richard Peterson

Walter Richard Peterson was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a capsized vessel at Austinmer on the 5th January 1940.

Silver Medal Case number: 1940/20 Awarded year: 1939/40

Oswald John King

Oswald John King was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Pyrmont on the 5th January 1940.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1940/21 Awarded year: 1939/40

Kenneth Royal McMah

Kenneth Royal McMah was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a railway at Sydney on the 1st January 1940.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1940/19 Awarded year: 1939/40

William Cecil King

William Cecil King was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a railway at Sydney on the 1st January 1940.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1940/19a Awarded year: 1939/40

Denis Thomas Murphy

Denis Thomas Murphy was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a railway at Sydney on the 1st January 1940.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1940/19b Awarded year: 1939/40

Constable William Charles Plummer

Constable William Charles Plummer was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a railway at Sydney on the 1st January 1940.

Silver Medal Case number: 1940/19c Awarded year: 1939/40

Constable Wilfred James Hudson

Constable Wilfred James Hudson was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a railway at Sydney on the 1st January 1940.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1940/19d Awarded year: 1939/40

Adolf Lull

Adolf Lull was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Tathra on the 29th December 1939.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1940/16 Awarded year: 1939/40

John Bundy

John Bundy was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Manly on the 27th December 1939.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1940/18 Awarded year: 1939/40

Sergeant Albert McFarlane

Sergeant Albert McFarlane was awarded a Letter of Commendation for actions involving a suicide, rescue at Watsons Bay on the 6th December 1939.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1940/17 Awarded year: 1939/40

Constable Henry Theodore Joseph Pierce

Constable Henry Theodore Joseph Pierce was awarded a Letter of Commendation for actions involving a suicide, rescue at Watsons Bay on the 6th December 1939.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1940/17a Awarded year: 1939/40

Constable John Cary

Constable John Cary was awarded a Letter of Commendation for actions involving a suicide, rescue at Watsons Bay on the 6th December 1939.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1940/17b Awarded year: 1939/40

Alexander Edward Twohill

Alexander Edward Twohill was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Murwillumbah on the 2nd December 1939.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1940/14 Awarded year: 1939/40

David Forman Miller

David Forman Miller was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Sydney Harbour on the 30th November 1939.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1940/25 Awarded year: 1939/40

Lawrence Joseph McKenna

Lawrence Joseph McKenna was awarded a Letter of Commendation for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Bonnie Doon on the 19th November 1939.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1940/23 Awarded year: 1939/40

Douglas Ernest Evans

Douglas Ernest Evans was awarded a Letter of Commendation for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Bonnie Doon on the 19th November 1939.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1940/23a Awarded year: 1939/40

Robert Henry Healy

Robert Henry Healy was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Pyrmont on the 6th November 1939.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1940/11 Awarded year: 1939/40

William Langley

William Langley was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Pyrmont on the 6th November 1939.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1940/11a Awarded year: 1939/40

George Watt Dempster

George Watt Dempster was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Sydney Harbour on the 19th October 1939.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1940/08 Awarded year: 1939/40

Hugh Joseph Huston

Hugh Joseph Huston was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Pyrmont on the 19th October 1939.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1940/10 Awarded year: 1939/40

David Thomas Bloxham

David Thomas Bloxham was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Pyrmont on the 19th October 1939.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1940/10a Awarded year: 1939/40

Bruce Clifford Bond

Bruce Clifford Bond was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Shell Cove on the 7th October 1939.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1940/13 Awarded year: 1939/40

Beach Inspector Thomas Meagher

Beach Inspector Thomas Meagher was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a cliff at Bondi on the 1st October 1939.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1940/05 Awarded year: 1939/40

Keith Costello

Keith Costello was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a cliff at Bondi on the 1st October 1939.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1940/05a Awarded year: 1939/40

Charles Sara

Charles Sara was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a cliff at Bondi on the 1st October 1939.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1940/05b Awarded year: 1939/40

Percy Sara

Percy Sara was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a cliff at Bondi on the 1st October 1939.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1940/05c Awarded year: 1939/40

Frederick Harvie

Frederick Harvie was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a cliff at Bondi on the 1st October 1939.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1940/05d Awarded year: 1939/40

Albert Gordon Warne

Albert Gordon Warne was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a cliff at Bondi on the 1st October 1939.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1940/05e Awarded year: 1939/40

Neville Grey

Neville Grey was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a cliff at Bondi on the 1st October 1939.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1940/05f Awarded year: 1939/40

Eric John Edward Fleming

Eric John Edward Fleming was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Port Darwin on the 30th September 1939.

Silver Medal Case number: 1940/09 Awarded year: 1939/40

Lieutenant (Australian Staff Corps) Kenneth Mackay

Lieutenant (Australian Staff Corps) Kenneth Mackay was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a cliff at North Head on the 25th September 1939.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1940/15 Awarded year: 1939/40

Sergeant Norman Francis Willingham

Sergeant Norman Francis Willingham was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a cliff at North Head on the 25th September 1939.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1940/15a Awarded year: 1939/40

Raymond Maxwell Kennedy

Raymond Maxwell Kennedy was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a fire at Aberdeen on the 22nd September 1939.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1940/07 Awarded year: 1939/40

Sergeant John Kenneth McKenzie

Sergeant John Kenneth McKenzie was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Lismore on the 20th September 1939.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1940/04 Awarded year: 1939/40

William Charles Menger

William Charles Menger was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Lismore on the 20th September 1939.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1940/04a Awarded year: 1939/40

Cyril Patrick Brindell

Cyril Patrick Brindell was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Lismore on the 20th September 1939.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1940/04b Awarded year: 1939/40

Edna Griffiths

Edna Griffiths was awarded a Letter of Commendation for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Lismore on the 20th September 1939.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1940/04c Awarded year: 1939/40

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