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 1915/16 (30 results)
Edgar Arthur Zenthon
Edgar Arthur Zenthon was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a capsized vessel at Hawkesbury River on the 1st July 1916.
Edward Butler
Edward Butler was awarded a Silver Medal (Bar) for actions involving a drowning, rescue on the 12th May 1916.
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.
Nelson William McAdoo
Nelson William McAdoo was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Tweed Heads on the 1st April 1916.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1916/22 Awarded year: 1915/16
John Holland
John Holland was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Parbury's Wharf on the 27th March 1916.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1916/04 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.
William Henry Waldron
William Henry Waldron was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Hastings River on the 17th March 1916.
Richard Oliver Ford
Richard Oliver Ford was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Rappville on the 10th February 1916.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1916/20 Awarded year: 1915/16
Norman Donald Karnie McDonald
Norman Donald Karnie McDonald was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Rappville on the 10th February 1916.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1916/20a Awarded year: 1915/16
Langlow Charles Amos Olive
Langlow Charles Amos Olive was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Rappville on the 10th February 1916.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1916/20b Awarded year: 1915/16
James Edward Burns
James Edward Burns was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at North Sydney on the 7th February 1916.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1916/07 Awarded year: 1915/16
Archie Scott Tully
Archie Scott Tully was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Murrumbidgee River on the 25th January 1916.
James Michael Johnson
James Michael Johnson was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Coledale on the 17th January 1916.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1916/06 Awarded year: 1915/16
Sidney Selby Denny
Sidney Selby Denny was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Gunning on the 15th January 1916.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1916/19 Awarded year: 1915/16
Arthur William English
Arthur William English was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a capsized vessel at Menangle on the 6th January 1916.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1916/10 Awarded year: 1915/16
Robert Edgar Clarke
Robert Edgar Clarke was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Milson's Point on the 4th January 1916.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1916/02 Awarded year: 1915/16
Arthur Ernest Reid
Arthur Ernest Reid was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Milson's Point on the 4th January 1916.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1916/02a Awarded year: 1915/16
Robert James Ellis
Robert James Ellis was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Hastings River on the 2nd January 1916.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1916/05 Awarded year: 1915/16
Arthur John Freeman
Arthur John Freeman was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Evans River on the 1st January 1916.
Alfred Hendry George Chambers
Alfred Hendry George Chambers was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Gladstone on the 24th December 1915.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1916/08 Awarded year: 1915/16
William Lowrey Tupling
William Lowrey Tupling was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Balmain on the 20th December 1915.
Constable Ernest Bernard Auld
Constable Ernest Bernard Auld was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a bolting horse at Woolloomooloo on the 7th December 1915.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1916/01 Awarded year: 1915/16
Jack Lionel Backhouse, A.B.
Jack Lionel Backhouse, A.B. was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Sydney Harbour on the 30th November 1915.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1916/09 Awarded year: 1915/16
Mabel Rimington
Mabel Rimington was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Casino on the 27th October 1915.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1916/21 Awarded year: 1915/16
Wallace Arthur Proudfoot
Wallace Arthur Proudfoot was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Pyrmont on the 15th October 1915.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1916/03 Awarded year: 1915/16
John Albert Holmes
John Albert Holmes was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Dapto on the 26th September 1915.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1916/11 Awarded year: 1915/16
Y. Furuya
Y. Furuya was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Newcastle Harbour on the 18th July 1915.
John Joseph Crimmings
John Joseph Crimmings was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Stockton Beach on the 13th March 1915.
William Glyndwr Johns
William Glyndwr Johns was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Stockton Beach on the 13th March 1915.
Arthur Leslie Hanna
Arthur Leslie Hanna was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Corowa on the 21st December 1913.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1916/18 Awarded year: 1915/16
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