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 1940/41 (58 results)

John Dalzell Wallace

John Dalzell Wallace was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Manly on the 11th June 1941.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1941/06 Awarded year: 1940/41

F. T. L. Notting

F. T. L. Notting was awarded a Letter of Commendation for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Manly on the 11th June 1941.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1941/06a Awarded year: 1940/41

Robert Robbins

Robert Robbins was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Sydney Harbour on the 14th April 1941.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1941/25 Awarded year: 1940/41

Mervyn Howard Renton

Mervyn Howard Renton was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at North Curl Curl on the 11th April 1941.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1941/23 Awarded year: 1940/41

Samuel John Pirie

Samuel John Pirie was awarded a Letter of Commendation for actions involving a bolting horse at Wentworthville on the 31st March 1941.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1941/33 Awarded year: 1940/41

Robert Maxwell Lambert

Robert Maxwell Lambert was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving rocks/sea at Clovelly on the 16th March 1941.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1941/07 Awarded year: 1940/41

Kevin Alfred Bottomley

Kevin Alfred Bottomley was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving rocks/sea at Clovelly on the 16th March 1941.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1941/07a Awarded year: 1940/41

Frank Lloyd Falson

Frank Lloyd Falson was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving rocks/sea at Clovelly on the 16th March 1941.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1941/07b Awarded year: 1940/41

Constable Herbert Smith

Constable Herbert Smith was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Circular Quay on the 16th February 1941.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1941/19 Awarded year: 1940/41

Sergeant Patrick Foran

Sergeant Patrick Foran was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a cliff at Dover Heights on the 8th February 1941.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1941/20 Awarded year: 1940/41

Sergeant Herbert W. R. Latrobe

Sergeant Herbert W. R. Latrobe was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a cliff at Dover Heights on the 8th February 1941.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1941/20a Awarded year: 1940/41

Constable Henry T. J. Pierce

Constable Henry T. J. Pierce was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a cliff at Dover Heights on the 8th February 1941.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1941/20b Awarded year: 1940/41

Constable J. L. R. Butcher

Constable J. L. R. Butcher was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a cliff at Dover Heights on the 8th February 1941.

Silver Medal Case number: 1941/20c Awarded year: 1940/41

Edward Walter Harris

Edward Walter Harris was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a cliff at Dover Heights on the 8th February 1941.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1941/20d Awarded year: 1940/41

Don Torrens

Don Torrens was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a flood/river at Clarence River on the 27th January 1941.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1941/08 Awarded year: 1940/41

Hugh J. A. Yates

Hugh J. A. Yates was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving surf at Cronulla on the 26th January 1941.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1941/24 Awarded year: 1940/41

Raymond Charles Austin

Raymond Charles Austin was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a stormwater drain at Homebush on the 25th January 1941.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1941/04 Awarded year: 1940/41

Constable Oswald Julian Schmitzer

Constable Oswald Julian Schmitzer was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a stormwater drain on the 25th January 1941.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1941/04a Awarded year: 1940/41

Herbert L. A. Nordstrom

Herbert L. A. Nordstrom was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Manly on the 25th January 1941.

Silver Medal Case number: 1941/31 Awarded year: 1940/41

John F. Ferguson

John F. Ferguson was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Manly on the 25th January 1941.

Silver Medal Case number: 1941/31a Awarded year: 1940/41

Allan E. Fitzgerald

Allan E. Fitzgerald was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Manly on the 25th January 1941.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1941/31b Awarded year: 1940/41

W. Furey

W. Furey was awarded a Letter of Commendation for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Manly on the 25th January 1941.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1941/31c Awarded year: 1940/41

Noel Ryan

Noel Ryan was awarded a Letter of Commendation for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Manly on the 25th January 1941.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1941/31d Awarded year: 1940/41

Stephen John Lynch

Stephen John Lynch was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Valla Beach on the 23rd January 1941.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1941/21 Awarded year: 1940/41

Margaret Scott McDonald

Margaret Scott McDonald was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Manly on the 15th January 1941.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1941/13 Awarded year: 1940/41

Margaret Sinclair

Margaret Sinclair was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Manly on the 15th January 1941.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1941/13a Awarded year: 1940/41

Harold Emil Lepisto

Harold Emil Lepisto was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a flood at Cessnock on the 7th January 1941.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1941/14 Awarded year: 1940/41

Mervyn Richards

Mervyn Richards was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a flood at Cessnock on the 7th January 1941.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1941/14a Awarded year: 1940/41

Thomas Crawford

Thomas Crawford was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a flood at Cessnock on the 7th January 1941.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1941/14b Awarded year: 1940/41

Sergeant Edgar William Honeysett

Sergeant Edgar William Honeysett was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a flood/creek at Sandy Creek on the 7th January 1941.

Silver Medal Case number: 1941/29 Awarded year: 1940/41

Timothy Michael O'Hanlon

Timothy Michael O'Hanlon was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a flood/creek at Sandy Creek on the 7th January 1941.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1941/29a Awarded year: 1940/41

Roland Henry Ball

Roland Henry Ball was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a flood/creek at Sandy Creek on the 7th January 1941.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1941/29b Awarded year: 1940/41

Alexander Paul Lawson Clark

Alexander Paul Lawson Clark was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving rocks/sea at Long Reef on the 4th January 1941.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1941/05 Awarded year: 1940/41

Allan Heywood Voisey

Allan Heywood Voisey was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Crescent Head Beach on the 1st January 1941.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1941/18 Awarded year: 1940/41

Audrey Valda Woolnough

Audrey Valda Woolnough was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Tenterfield on the 29th December 1940.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1941/17 Awarded year: 1940/41

John Edwin Jones

John Edwin Jones was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a shark attack at Stockton Beach on the 28th December 1940.

Silver Medal Case number: 1941/30 Awarded year: 1940/41

Harold Devereux

Harold Devereux was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a shark attack at Stockton Beach on the 28th December 1940.

Silver Medal Case number: 1941/30b Awarded year: 1940/41

Edwin Henry Evans

Edwin Henry Evans was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Avondale on the 14th December 1940.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1941/03 Awarded year: 1940/41

James Edward Smith

James Edward Smith was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Nielson Park Jetty on the 10th December 1940.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1941/16 Awarded year: 1940/41

Rhoda Mary Cavill

Rhoda Mary Cavill was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Harbord on the 9th December 1940.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1941/15 Awarded year: 1940/41

Beryl Pender

Beryl Pender was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Harbord on the 9th December 1940.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1941/15b Awarded year: 1940/41

Constable Frederick Archibald Maizey

Constable Frederick Archibald Maizey was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving of bravery at Bathurst on the 27th November 1940.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1941/02 Awarded year: 1940/41

Raymond George Ryde

Raymond George Ryde was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving surf, rescue at Port Macquarie on the 11th November 1940.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1941/22 Awarded year: 1940/41

William Edwin Manns

William Edwin Manns was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Woronora River on the 13th October 1940.

Silver Medal Case number: 1941/27 Awarded year: 1940/41

Maurice Charles Moran

Maurice Charles Moran was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Woronora River on the 13th October 1940.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1941/27a Awarded year: 1940/41

Sidney Roland Hammond

Sidney Roland Hammond was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Woronora River on the 13th October 1940.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1941/27b Awarded year: 1940/41

Charles Henry Miller

Charles Henry Miller was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a explosion at Peak Hill on the 3rd October 1940.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1941/11 Awarded year: 1940/41

Albert Francis Jarry

Albert Francis Jarry was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a explosion at Peak Hill on the 3rd October 1940.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1941/11a Awarded year: 1940/41

Valda Arthur Wright

Valda Arthur Wright was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a explosion at Peak Hill on the 3rd October 1940.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1941/11b Awarded year: 1940/41

Gwen Edith McIver

Gwen Edith McIver was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Meadowbank on the 9th September 1940.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1941/01 Awarded year: 1940/41

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