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 1927/28 (50 results)

Thomas Watson

Thomas Watson was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a explosion at Nepean Dam on the 17th May 1928.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1928/23 Awarded year: 1927/28

Bede Jolley

Bede Jolley was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Bondi on the 15th May 1928.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1928/27a Awarded year: 1927/28

Albert Croft

Albert Croft was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Bondi on the 15th May 1928.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1928/27 Awarded year: 1927/28

Arthur John Southwell

Arthur John Southwell was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a shipwreck at Diamond Head on the 7th April 1928.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1928/30a Awarded year: 1927/28

E. McGeary

E. McGeary was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a shipwreck at Diamond Head on the 7th April 1928.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1928/30b Awarded year: 1927/28

Master Alexander Heynatz

Master Alexander Heynatz was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a shipwreck at Diamond Head on the 7th April 1928.

Silver Medal Case number: 1928/30 Awarded year: 1927/28

Constance Elizabeth Challen

Constance Elizabeth Challen was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a shark attack at Merewether on the 4th April 1928.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1928/34a Awarded year: 1927/28

Lucy Bell Donaldson

Lucy Bell Donaldson was awarded a Gold Medal for actions involving a shark attack at Merewether on the 4th April 1928.

Gold Medal Case number: 1928/34 Awarded year: 1927/28

Hubert William Mills

Hubert William Mills was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a fire on the 5th March 1928.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1928/24 Awarded year: 1927/28

Geoffrey Daniel Bailey

Geoffrey Daniel Bailey was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Neutral Bay on the 15th February 1928.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1928/25 Awarded year: 1927/28

Stanley Bruce Greentree

Stanley Bruce Greentree was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Rose Bay on the 10th February 1928.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1928/05 Awarded year: 1927/28

William James Cairns

William James Cairns was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Hay on the 9th February 1928.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1928/28 Awarded year: 1927/28

William George Morrison

William George Morrison was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Hay on the 9th February 1928.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1928/28a Awarded year: 1927/28

Heather Mary Crossland

Heather Mary Crossland was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Berowa Creek on the 26th January 1928.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1928/26 Awarded year: 1927/28

Clive Austin McLeay

Clive Austin McLeay was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Iluka on the 17th January 1928.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1928/20 Awarded year: 1927/28

Pearl Windsor Gallantry

Pearl Windsor Gallantry was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Nielson Park on the 15th December 1927.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1928/17a Awarded year: 1927/28

Constable Norman Nelson Hardy

Constable Norman Nelson Hardy was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Nielson Park on the 15th December 1927.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1928/17 Awarded year: 1927/28

Claude James Smith

Claude James Smith was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a fire at Finley on the 8th November 1927.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1928/04 Awarded year: 1927/28

William Leonard Turner

William Leonard Turner was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Circular Quay on the 8th November 1927.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1928/06 Awarded year: 1927/28

Tram Conductor Herbert Hallam

Tram Conductor Herbert Hallam was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a explosion at Sydney on the 8th November 1927.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1928/18 Awarded year: 1927/28

Letty Stewart

Letty Stewart was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a shipwreck at at sea "Tahiti-Greycliffe" disaster on the 3rd November 1927.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1928/07 Awarded year: 1927/28

Eugenie Wise

Eugenie Wise was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a shipwreck at at sea "Tahiti-Greycliffe" disaster on the 3rd November 1927.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1928/07a Awarded year: 1927/28

Kenneth Lewis Berliner

Kenneth Lewis Berliner was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a shipwreck at at sea "Tahiti-Greycliffe" disaster on the 3rd November 1927.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1928/08 Awarded year: 1927/28

Constable George Frederick Day

Constable George Frederick Day was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a shipwreck at at sea "Tahiti-Greycliffe" disaster on the 3rd November 1927.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1928/22 Awarded year: 1927/28

Constable Ernest Norbert Maguire

Constable Ernest Norbert Maguire was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a shipwreck at at sea "Tahiti-Greycliffe" disaster on the 3rd November 1927.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1928/22a Awarded year: 1927/28

William Walton Hunter

William Walton Hunter was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a shipwreck at at sea "Tahiti-Greycliffe" disaster on the 3rd November 1927.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1928/31 Awarded year: 1927/28

Frederick Alexander Corby

Frederick Alexander Corby was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a shipwreck at at sea "Tahiti-Greycliffe" disaster on the 3rd November 1927.

Silver Medal Case number: 1928/32 Awarded year: 1927/28

Frederick Edgar Jones

Frederick Edgar Jones was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a shipwreck at at sea "Tahiti-Greycliffe" disaster on the 3rd November 1927.

Silver Medal Case number: 1928/33 Awarded year: 1927/28

Leslie James McGill

Leslie James McGill was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Leichhardt Bay on the 2nd November 1927.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1928/09 Awarded year: 1927/28

Charles William Oddy

Charles William Oddy was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a flood/river at Bowlers Flat on the 12th October 1927.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1928/21 Awarded year: 1927/28

William George Finch

William George Finch was awarded a Cert. of Merit (Posthumous) for actions involving a drowning, rescue at White Bay on the 29th September 1927.

Case number: 1928/03 Awarded year: 1927/28

Albert Wilson

Albert Wilson was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at White Bay on the 29th September 1927.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1928/03a Awarded year: 1927/28

Harold Lawrence Taylor

Harold Lawrence Taylor was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at White Bay on the 29th September 1927.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1928/03b Awarded year: 1927/28

Albert Cyril Kitchen

Albert Cyril Kitchen was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at White Bay on the 29th September 1927.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1928/03c Awarded year: 1927/28

1st Class Constable Thomas Shouldize Turner

1st Class Constable Thomas Shouldize Turner was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a submerged motor vehicle at Euston on the 3rd September 1927.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1928/16 Awarded year: 1927/28

Ernest Nisbet Preston

Ernest Nisbet Preston was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Engadine on the 20th August 1927.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1928/15 Awarded year: 1927/28

Constable John Roy Biffin

Constable John Roy Biffin was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a bolting horse at Tenterfield on the 1st August 1927.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1928/02 Awarded year: 1927/28

William Wittfield Baker

William Wittfield Baker was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a capsized vessel at Swansea on the 5th June 1927.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1928/36 Awarded year: 1927/28

Alfred Henry Baker

Alfred Henry Baker was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a capsized vessel at Swansea on the 5th June 1927.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1928/36a Awarded year: 1927/28

John Kennedy Cairns

John Kennedy Cairns was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a water well at Thornleigh on the 3rd June 1927.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1928/13 Awarded year: 1927/28

Howard Cross Felton

Howard Cross Felton was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Stockton on the 19th May 1927.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1928/11 Awarded year: 1927/28

George McArthur

George McArthur was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Blackwattle Bay on the 13th May 1927.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1928/14 Awarded year: 1927/28

Stephen Charles Edwards

Stephen Charles Edwards was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Gore Bay on the 12th May 1927.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1928/01 Awarded year: 1927/28

Ivy Myrtle Hornery

Ivy Myrtle Hornery was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Mortlake on the 4th May 1927.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1928/12 Awarded year: 1927/28

Ivy Annie Bridge

Ivy Annie Bridge was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a house fire at Broken Hill on the 26th April 1927.

Silver Medal Case number: 1928/37 Awarded year: 1927/28

John Lewis Boyd

John Lewis Boyd was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a capsized vessel at Swansea on the 3rd April 1927.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1928/35 Awarded year: 1927/28

James Edwards

James Edwards was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a capsized vessel at Swansea on the 3rd April 1927.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1928/35a Awarded year: 1927/28

Marshall Bishop Bulmer Stamp

Marshall Bishop Bulmer Stamp was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving poisonous gases at Lambton on the 1st April 1927.

Silver Medal Case number: 1928/29 Awarded year: 1927/28

Mary Eileen Mavis Cliff

Mary Eileen Mavis Cliff was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Medlow Bath on the 3rd January 1927.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1928/10 Awarded year: 1927/28

George Richardson

George Richardson was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Newcastle .

Bronze Medal Case number: 1928/19 Awarded year: 1927/28

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