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 1949/50 (94 results)

Sandra Silvia Horne Horne

Sandra Silvia Horne Horne was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a fire at Hargrave Park on the 3rd April 1950.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1950/29 Awarded year: 1949/50

John Wowk

John Wowk was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a river at Queanbeyan River on the 30th March 1950.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1950/28a Awarded year: 1949/50

Constable N.J. Booth

Constable N.J. Booth was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Blayney on the 30th March 1950.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1950/30 Awarded year: 1949/50

Adrian Smith

Adrian Smith was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a river at Queanbeyan River on the 30th March 1950.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1950/28 Awarded year: 1949/50

Thomas William O'Neill

Thomas William O'Neill was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Mosman Bay on the 20th March 1950.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1950/23 Awarded year: 1949/50

Oswald Joseph Carmont

Oswald Joseph Carmont was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving surf at Yamba on the 12th March 1950.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1950/24 Awarded year: 1949/50

Rex Teece

Rex Teece was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving surf at Yamba on the 12th March 1950.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1950/24a Awarded year: 1949/50

Alfred John Towell

Alfred John Towell was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving surf at Yamba on the 12th March 1950.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1950/24b Awarded year: 1949/50

John Francis Noonan

John Francis Noonan was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving surf at Yamba on the 12th March 1950.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1950/24c Awarded year: 1949/50

R.W. Abrahams

R.W. Abrahams was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a river at Walsh Bay Sydney Harbour on the 3rd March 1950.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1950/25 Awarded year: 1949/50

Thomas Frank Cox

Thomas Frank Cox was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a fire/house at Punchbowl on the 3rd March 1950.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1950/27 Awarded year: 1949/50

Herbert Edward Hampson

Herbert Edward Hampson was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a river at Balmain White Bay Canal on the 12th February 1950.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1950/20 Awarded year: 1949/50

James Smith

James Smith was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a pit/brick at Alexandria on the 30th January 1950.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1950/21 Awarded year: 1949/50

Helen L.P. Wilson

Helen L.P. Wilson was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Snails Bay on the 28th January 1950.

Silver Medal Case number: 1950/18 Awarded year: 1949/50

Patrick Brian Reynolds

Patrick Brian Reynolds was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Port Macquarie on the 28th January 1950.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1950/19 Awarded year: 1949/50

John Gabriel O'Ryan

John Gabriel O'Ryan was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Port Macquarie on the 28th January 1950.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1950/19a Awarded year: 1949/50

Paul Glynn

Paul Glynn was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Port Macquarie on the 28th January 1950.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1950/19b Awarded year: 1949/50

Joseph Frederick Aldren

Joseph Frederick Aldren was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a river at Sydney Darling Harbour on the 26th January 1950.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1950/13 Awarded year: 1949/50

Edward Niblett

Edward Niblett was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a river at Sydney Darling Harbour on the 26th January 1950.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1950/13a Awarded year: 1949/50

Cecil Ingram

Cecil Ingram was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Rockley on the 14th January 1950.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1950/15 Awarded year: 1949/50

Dennis Kelly

Dennis Kelly was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a river at George's River on the 14th January 1950.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1950/16 Awarded year: 1949/50

Max Whalen

Max Whalen was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a river/dam at Capertee on the 29th December 1949.

Silver Medal Case number: 1950/03 Awarded year: 1949/50

Kenneth Alexander Erskine

Kenneth Alexander Erskine was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a river at Tooleybuc Murray River on the 27th December 1949.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1950/26 Awarded year: 1949/50

Arthur Lawrence Groves

Arthur Lawrence Groves was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a river at Tooleybuc Murray River on the 27th December 1949.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1950/26a Awarded year: 1949/50

Carolyn Warden

Carolyn Warden was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Lake Tabourie on the 21st December 1949.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1950/11 Awarded year: 1949/50

Wellesley Reginald Gregory

Wellesley Reginald Gregory was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Forster Wallis Lake on the 21st December 1949.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1950/12 Awarded year: 1949/50

Venn Cranmer

Venn Cranmer was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a river at Balmain on the 13th December 1949.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1950/06 Awarded year: 1949/50

June Hackworthy

June Hackworthy was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a swimming pool at Clifton Gardens on the 11th December 1949.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1950/17 Awarded year: 1949/50

Len Hall

Len Hall was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a swimming pool at Clifton Gardens on the 11th December 1949.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1950/17a Awarded year: 1949/50

Myles Sheean

Myles Sheean was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a swimming pool at Clifton Gardens on the 11th December 1949.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1950/17b Awarded year: 1949/50

John William Varley

John William Varley was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a swimming pool at Clifton Gardens on the 11th December 1949.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1950/17c Awarded year: 1949/50

Clive Graham Sayers

Clive Graham Sayers was awarded a Silver Medal (Posthumous) for actions involving a river at Audley on the 3rd December 1949.

Silver Medal Case number: 1950/04 Awarded year: 1949/50

Edward Kenneth Bullough

Edward Kenneth Bullough was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving surf at Catherine Hill Bay on the 3rd December 1949.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1950/14 Awarded year: 1949/50

John Duncan Cameron

John Duncan Cameron was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Walsh Bay Sydney Harbour on the 26th November 1949.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1950/07 Awarded year: 1949/50

Senior Constable A.J. Gibson

Senior Constable A.J. Gibson was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a cliff at Woodhill Mountain on the 29th October 1949.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1950/22 Awarded year: 1949/50

Senior Constable E.W.C. Hutson

Senior Constable E.W.C. Hutson was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a cliff at Woodhill Mountain on the 29th October 1949.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1950/22a Awarded year: 1949/50

Senior Constable D.A. Curtis

Senior Constable D.A. Curtis was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a cliff at Woodhill Mountain on the 29th October 1949.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1950/22b Awarded year: 1949/50

Noel Poelschki

Noel Poelschki was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a cliff at Woodhill Mountain on the 29th October 1949.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1950/22c Awarded year: 1949/50

Ernest Armstrong

Ernest Armstrong was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a cliff at Woodhill Mountain on the 29th October 1949.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1950/22d Awarded year: 1949/50

Donald Devitt

Donald Devitt was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a cliff at Woodhill Mountain on the 29th October 1949.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1950/22e Awarded year: 1949/50

Allan Spratt

Allan Spratt was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a cliff at Woodhill Mountain on the 29th October 1949.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1950/22f Awarded year: 1949/50

Police Cadet Bruce James Baker

Police Cadet Bruce James Baker was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a river at Sydney East Circular Quay on the 27th October 1949.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1950/08 Awarded year: 1949/50

Alan James Preston

Alan James Preston was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a river at Clarence River on the 11th October 1949.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1950/10 Awarded year: 1949/50

Margaret Mary Todd

Margaret Mary Todd was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a river at Clarence River on the 11th October 1949.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1950/10a Awarded year: 1949/50

Roy Patterson

Roy Patterson was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a flood/river at Kempsey Macleay River on the 28th August 1949.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1950/32i Awarded year: 1949/50

Douglas Kenneth W. McKay

Douglas Kenneth W. McKay was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a flood/river at Kempsey Macleay River on the 28th August 1949.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1950/32j Awarded year: 1949/50

Eric Selwyn Ryan

Eric Selwyn Ryan was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a flood/river at Kempsey Macleay River on the 28th August 1949.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1950/32k Awarded year: 1949/50

Neville Barnett

Neville Barnett was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a flood/river at Kempsey Macleay River on the 28th August 1949.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1950/32l Awarded year: 1949/50

Gwen (Miss) Smith

Gwen (Miss) Smith was awarded a Gold Medal for actions involving an assault with knife at Turramurra on the 27th August 1949.

Gold Medal Case number: 1950/31 Awarded year: 1949/50

Constable 1/C R.S.E. Johnston

Constable 1/C R.S.E. Johnston was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a flood/river at Kempsey Macleay River on the 27th August 1949.

Silver Medal Case number: 1950/32 Awarded year: 1949/50

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