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 1939/40 (55 results)
Reuben Harold King
Reuben Harold King was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Middle Head on the 4th May 1940.
William Robert Dean
William Robert Dean was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Middle Head on the 4th May 1940.
David Ross Gale
David Ross Gale was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Middle Head on the 4th May 1940.
Thomas Kenneth Clarke
Thomas Kenneth Clarke was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Newcastle Harbour on the 23rd March 1940.
John Gavranich Yakas
John Gavranich Yakas was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Bondi on the 3rd March 1940.
William John Kennington
William John Kennington was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Brighton-le-Sands on the 4th February 1940.
Wallace Henry Kennington
Wallace Henry Kennington was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Brighton-le-Sands on the 4th February 1940.
Olive Round
Olive Round was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Panania on the 3rd February 1940.
Sidney Owen
Sidney Owen was awarded a Gold Medal for actions involving a shark attack at Botany Bay on the 23rd January 1940.
Charles Price
Charles Price was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a capsized vessel at Grafton on the 23rd January 1940.
Cedric Harbern Lofberg
Cedric Harbern Lofberg was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Walcha on the 11th January 1940.
Arthur Mines
Arthur Mines was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a electrocution at Mudgee on the 11th January 1940.
Keith Fisher
Keith Fisher was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Cudgera Beach on the 7th January 1940.
Walter Richard Peterson
Walter Richard Peterson was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a capsized vessel at Austinmer on the 5th January 1940.
Oswald John King
Oswald John King was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Pyrmont on the 5th January 1940.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1940/21 Awarded year: 1939/40
Kenneth Royal McMah
Kenneth Royal McMah was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a railway at Sydney on the 1st January 1940.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1940/19 Awarded year: 1939/40
William Cecil King
William Cecil King was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a railway at Sydney on the 1st January 1940.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1940/19a Awarded year: 1939/40
Denis Thomas Murphy
Denis Thomas Murphy was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a railway at Sydney on the 1st January 1940.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1940/19b Awarded year: 1939/40
Constable William Charles Plummer
Constable William Charles Plummer was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a railway at Sydney on the 1st January 1940.
Constable Wilfred James Hudson
Constable Wilfred James Hudson was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a railway at Sydney on the 1st January 1940.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1940/19d Awarded year: 1939/40
Adolf Lull
Adolf Lull was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Tathra on the 29th December 1939.
John Bundy
John Bundy was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Manly on the 27th December 1939.
Sergeant Albert McFarlane
Sergeant Albert McFarlane was awarded a Letter of Commendation for actions involving a suicide, rescue at Watsons Bay on the 6th December 1939.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1940/17 Awarded year: 1939/40
Constable Henry Theodore Joseph Pierce
Constable Henry Theodore Joseph Pierce was awarded a Letter of Commendation for actions involving a suicide, rescue at Watsons Bay on the 6th December 1939.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1940/17a Awarded year: 1939/40
Constable John Cary
Constable John Cary was awarded a Letter of Commendation for actions involving a suicide, rescue at Watsons Bay on the 6th December 1939.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1940/17b Awarded year: 1939/40
Alexander Edward Twohill
Alexander Edward Twohill was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Murwillumbah on the 2nd December 1939.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1940/14 Awarded year: 1939/40
David Forman Miller
David Forman Miller was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Sydney Harbour on the 30th November 1939.
Lawrence Joseph McKenna
Lawrence Joseph McKenna was awarded a Letter of Commendation for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Bonnie Doon on the 19th November 1939.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1940/23 Awarded year: 1939/40
Douglas Ernest Evans
Douglas Ernest Evans was awarded a Letter of Commendation for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Bonnie Doon on the 19th November 1939.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1940/23a Awarded year: 1939/40
Robert Henry Healy
Robert Henry Healy was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Pyrmont on the 6th November 1939.
William Langley
William Langley was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Pyrmont on the 6th November 1939.
George Watt Dempster
George Watt Dempster was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Sydney Harbour on the 19th October 1939.
Hugh Joseph Huston
Hugh Joseph Huston was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Pyrmont on the 19th October 1939.
David Thomas Bloxham
David Thomas Bloxham was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Pyrmont on the 19th October 1939.
Bruce Clifford Bond
Bruce Clifford Bond was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Shell Cove on the 7th October 1939.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1940/13 Awarded year: 1939/40
Beach Inspector Thomas Meagher
Beach Inspector Thomas Meagher was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a cliff at Bondi on the 1st October 1939.
Keith Costello
Keith Costello was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a cliff at Bondi on the 1st October 1939.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1940/05a Awarded year: 1939/40
Charles Sara
Charles Sara was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a cliff at Bondi on the 1st October 1939.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1940/05b Awarded year: 1939/40
Percy Sara
Percy Sara was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a cliff at Bondi on the 1st October 1939.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1940/05c Awarded year: 1939/40
Frederick Harvie
Frederick Harvie was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a cliff at Bondi on the 1st October 1939.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1940/05d Awarded year: 1939/40
Albert Gordon Warne
Albert Gordon Warne was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a cliff at Bondi on the 1st October 1939.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1940/05e Awarded year: 1939/40
Neville Grey
Neville Grey was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a cliff at Bondi on the 1st October 1939.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1940/05f Awarded year: 1939/40
Eric John Edward Fleming
Eric John Edward Fleming was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Port Darwin on the 30th September 1939.
Lieutenant (Australian Staff Corps) Kenneth Mackay
Lieutenant (Australian Staff Corps) Kenneth Mackay was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a cliff at North Head on the 25th September 1939.
Sergeant Norman Francis Willingham
Sergeant Norman Francis Willingham was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a cliff at North Head on the 25th September 1939.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1940/15a Awarded year: 1939/40
Raymond Maxwell Kennedy
Raymond Maxwell Kennedy was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a fire at Aberdeen on the 22nd September 1939.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1940/07 Awarded year: 1939/40
Sergeant John Kenneth McKenzie
Sergeant John Kenneth McKenzie was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Lismore on the 20th September 1939.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1940/04 Awarded year: 1939/40
William Charles Menger
William Charles Menger was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Lismore on the 20th September 1939.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1940/04a Awarded year: 1939/40
Cyril Patrick Brindell
Cyril Patrick Brindell was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Lismore on the 20th September 1939.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1940/04b Awarded year: 1939/40
Edna Griffiths
Edna Griffiths was awarded a Letter of Commendation for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Lismore on the 20th September 1939.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1940/04c Awarded year: 1939/40
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