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: Award type Silver (662 results)

Oliver Henry Charles Irwin

Oliver Henry Charles Irwin was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a shark attack at Coogee Beach on the 27th March 1925.

Silver Medal Case number: 1925/41 Awarded year: 1924/25

Lawrence C. McMurray

Lawrence C. McMurray was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at The Entrance on the 8th February 1925.

Silver Medal Case number: 1925/39 Awarded year: 1924/25

Arthur Carter

Arthur Carter was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a fire at Dee Why on the 22nd April 1924.

Silver Medal Case number: 1925/40 Awarded year: 1924/25

Thelma Shea

Thelma Shea was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Coffs Harbour on the 13th April 1924.

Silver Medal Case number: 1925/29 Awarded year: 1924/25

James S. Brown

James S. Brown was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a shark attack at Bronte on the 13th February 1924.

Silver Medal Case number: 1924/23 Awarded year: 1923/24

Eric V. Bennett

Eric V. Bennett was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a shark attack at Bronte on the 13th February 1924.

Silver Medal Case number: 1924/23a Awarded year: 1923/24

William McGrath

William McGrath was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a shooting at Jingellie Creek Murray River on the 10th February 1924.

Silver Medal Case number: 1925/30 Awarded year: 1924/25

Henry Francis Peterson

Henry Francis Peterson was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving surf, rescue at Wollongong on the 26th January 1924.

Silver Medal Case number: 1925/38 Awarded year: 1924/25

Frederick W. Cox

Frederick W. Cox was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a shark attack at Camellia on the 19th January 1924.

Silver Medal Case number: 1924/22 Awarded year: 1923/24

Basil Conaghan

Basil Conaghan was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a bolting horse at Murwillumbah on the 10th January 1924.

Silver Medal Case number: 1924/21 Awarded year: 1923/24

Charles W. Stephens

Charles W. Stephens was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Wickham on the 15th July 1923.

Silver Medal Case number: 1924/24 Awarded year: 1923/24

Edna M. Craigie

Edna M. Craigie was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Tuggerah Lake on the 6th November 1922.

Silver Medal Case number: 1923/37 Awarded year: 1922/23

Dair James Gascoigne

Dair James Gascoigne was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Tuggerah Lake on the 6th November 1922.

Silver Medal Case number: 1923/37a Awarded year: 1922/23

Charles Hannan

Charles Hannan was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a cliff at Newcastle on the 24th September 1922.

Silver Medal Case number: 1923/01d Awarded year: 1922/23

Inspector John Thomas Brown

Inspector John Thomas Brown was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a shark attack at Coogee Beach on the 2nd March 1922.

Silver Medal Case number: 1923/38 Awarded year: 1922/23

Harold Claude Taylor

Harold Claude Taylor was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving sea, rescue at Narrabeen on the 5th January 1922.

Silver Medal Case number: 1922/04 Awarded year: 1921/22

Stanley McDonald

Stanley McDonald was awarded a Silver Medal (Bar) for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Bondi on the 2nd November 1921.

Silver Medal Case number: 1922/08 Awarded year: 1921/22

Denis Brown

Denis Brown was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Bondi on the 2nd November 1921.

Silver Medal Case number: 1922/08a Awarded year: 1921/22

Constable William Hugh Hudson

Constable William Hugh Hudson was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Bronte on the 10th April 1921.

Silver Medal Case number: 1921/02 Awarded year: 1920/21

Stanliy McDonald

Stanliy McDonald was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Bondi on the 26th March 1921.

Silver Medal Case number: 1921/04 Awarded year: 1920/21

Colonel Douglas Gray Marks

Colonel Douglas Gray Marks was awarded a Silver Medal (Posthumous) for actions involving sea, rescue at Palm Beach on the 25th January 1921.

Silver Medal Case number: 1921/01 Awarded year: 1920/21

Jessie Wood

Jessie Wood was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving an animal attack/bull at Hornsby on the 30th June 1920.

Silver Medal Case number: 1920/11 Awarded year: 1919/20

John Logan

John Logan was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving of bravery at Stanwell Park on the 4th April 1920.

Silver Medal Case number: 1920/01 Awarded year: 1919/20

S.J. Fernandez

S.J. Fernandez was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a capsized vessel at Dobroyd Point Sydney on the 16th March 1919.

Silver Medal Case number: 1919/05 Awarded year: 1918/19

Arthur E. Sharpe

Arthur E. Sharpe was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a capsized vessel at Dobroyd Point Sydney on the 16th March 1919.

Silver Medal Case number: 1919/05a Awarded year: 1918/19

Seth Fortescue Harrison

Seth Fortescue Harrison was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a cliff at South Head on the 15th July 1918.

Silver Medal Case number: 1918/24 Awarded year: 1917/18

Gerald Gordon Young

Gerald Gordon Young was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a capsized vessel at Macleay River on the 9th December 1916.

Silver Medal Case number: 1917/24 Awarded year: 1916/17

Eric Hamilton Haire

Eric Hamilton Haire was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Newcastle on the 3rd September 1916.

Silver Medal Case number: 1917/25 Awarded year: 1916/17

Edward Butler

Edward Butler was awarded a Silver Medal (Bar) for actions involving a drowning, rescue on the 12th May 1916.

Silver Medal Case number: 1916/15 Awarded year: 1915/16

Edmund Noble Morris

Edmund Noble Morris was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Manning River on the 26th April 1916.

Silver Medal Case number: 1916/16 Awarded year: 1915/16

A. B. Erle Alwin Grelach Boyd

A. B. Erle Alwin Grelach Boyd was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a capsized vessel at Jervis Bay on the 19th March 1916.

Silver Medal Case number: 1916/17 Awarded year: 1915/16

Beatrice Evelyn Anderson

Beatrice Evelyn Anderson was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at South Corowa on the 13th March 1915.

Silver Medal Case number: 1915/17 Awarded year: 1914/15

Neil MacFadyen

Neil MacFadyen was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a shipwreck at Dobroyd Point Sydney on the 8th March 1913.

Silver Medal Case number: 1913/19a Awarded year: 1912/13

Stephen Mahy Deveau

Stephen Mahy Deveau was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a shipwreck at Dobroyd Point Sydney on the 8th March 1913.

Silver Medal Case number: 1913/19b Awarded year: 1912/13

William Christopher Arnold

William Christopher Arnold was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a shipwreck at Dobroyd Point Sydney on the 8th March 1913.

Silver Medal Case number: 1913/19c Awarded year: 1912/13

Charles Edward Barnes

Charles Edward Barnes was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Kurnell on the 15th December 1912.

Silver Medal Case number: 1914/27 Awarded year: 1913/14

Sydney Joseph Coggins

Sydney Joseph Coggins was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Kirribilli on the 28th May 1912.

Silver Medal Case number: 1912/16 Awarded year: 1911/12

Albert Wilfred Sommerlad

Albert Wilfred Sommerlad was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Tenterfield on the 18th May 1912.

Silver Medal Case number: 1912/19 Awarded year: 1911/12

Arthur Leslie Hunt

Arthur Leslie Hunt was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a capsized vessel at Manly on the 12th March 1912.

Silver Medal Case number: 1912/17 Awarded year: 1911/12

Andrew Anderson Duncan

Andrew Anderson Duncan was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a mine on the 13th January 1912.

Silver Medal Case number: 1912/28a Awarded year: 1911/12

James Hague Howard

James Hague Howard was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a mine on the 13th January 1912.

Silver Medal Case number: 1912/28b Awarded year: 1911/12

Frederick Couche

Frederick Couche was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a train at Woy Woy on the 3rd January 1912.

Silver Medal Case number: 1912/18 Awarded year: 1911/12

Cecil Patrick Healy

Cecil Patrick Healy was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Manly on the 29th January 1911.

Silver Medal Case number: 1911/12 Awarded year: 1910/11

Joshua William Ferguson

Joshua William Ferguson was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Yamba on the 28th December 1910.

Silver Medal Case number: 1911/15 Awarded year: 1910/11

Casimir Freeman Rowe

Casimir Freeman Rowe was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Woolgoolga on the 26th December 1910.

Silver Medal Case number: 1911/07 Awarded year: 1910/11

Reuben Francis Vale

Reuben Francis Vale was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a train at Parramatta on the 2nd March 1910.

Silver Medal Case number: 1911/16 Awarded year: 1910/11

Thomas Pease

Thomas Pease was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a motor vehicle collision at Newcastle on the 22nd February 1910.

Silver Medal Case number: 1910/16 Awarded year: 1909/10

Constable F. Regan

Constable F. Regan was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Wee Waa on the 17th January 1910.

Silver Medal Case number: 1910/20 Awarded year: 1909/10

William Vere Penton

William Vere Penton was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Singleton on the 28th December 1909.

Silver Medal Case number: 1910/18 Awarded year: 1909/10

Augustus Mitchell Tartakover

Augustus Mitchell Tartakover was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Tuggerah Lake on the 26th December 1909.

Silver Medal Case number: 1910/25 Awarded year: 1909/10

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