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 1960/61 (48 results)

Maurice James McIntosh

Maurice James McIntosh was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Sydney Iron Cove on the 29th April 1961.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1961/22 Awarded year: 1960/61

Constable Leslie Robert Kind

Constable Leslie Robert Kind was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a river at Casula Georges River on the 15th April 1961.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1961/25 Awarded year: 1960/61

Graeme Phillips

Graeme Phillips was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving surf at Kingscliffe Beach on the 26th February 1961.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1961/24 Awarded year: 1960/61

Ronald Arthur Phillips

Ronald Arthur Phillips was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving surf at Kingscliffe Beach on the 26th February 1961.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1961/24a Awarded year: 1960/61

Corporal Colin Arthur Cox

Corporal Colin Arthur Cox was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving surf at Kingscliffe Beach on the 26th February 1961.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1961/24b Awarded year: 1960/61

Senior Fireman Allen William Leonard Jacobson

Senior Fireman Allen William Leonard Jacobson was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving poisonous gases at At sea s.s."Marine Discoverer" on the 30th January 1961.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1961/26 Awarded year: 1960/61

Senior Fireman John Charles Bennetts

Senior Fireman John Charles Bennetts was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving poisonous gases at At sea s.s."Marine Discoverer" on the 30th January 1961.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1961/26a Awarded year: 1960/61

Senior Fireman Henry George Pascoe

Senior Fireman Henry George Pascoe was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving poisonous gases at At sea s.s."Marine Discoverer" on the 30th January 1961.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1961/26b Awarded year: 1960/61

Second Class Fireman Edward Eric Cribben

Second Class Fireman Edward Eric Cribben was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving poisonous gases at At sea s.s."Marine Discoverer" on the 30th January 1961.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1961/26c Awarded year: 1960/61

Fireman Kenneth John Albertson

Fireman Kenneth John Albertson was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving poisonous gases at At sea s.s."Mariner Discoverer" on the 30th January 1961.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1961/26d Awarded year: 1960/61

Roy Edward Synold

Roy Edward Synold was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Murrumbidgee River on the 30th January 1961.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1961/16 Awarded year: 1960/61

James Blake Hooper

James Blake Hooper was awarded a Bronze Medal (Posthumous) for actions involving a river/waterfall at Salisbury on the 28th January 1961.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1961/13 Awarded year: 1960/61

John McDonald Begg

John McDonald Begg was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving surf at Bilgola Beach on the 21st January 1961.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1961/17 Awarded year: 1960/61

Terrence Patrick Purcell

Terrence Patrick Purcell was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving surf at Kiama on the 20th January 1961.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1961/15 Awarded year: 1960/61

Denis John Purcell

Denis John Purcell was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving surf at Kiama on the 20th January 1961.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1961/15a Awarded year: 1960/61

Constable Francis L. Burke

Constable Francis L. Burke was awarded a Bronze Medal (Posthumous) for actions involving surf at Kiama on the 20th January 1961.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1961/15b Awarded year: 1960/61

Dennis James McLellan

Dennis James McLellan was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Botany Bay on the 4th January 1961.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1961/14 Awarded year: 1960/61

Alfeo Peter de Paoli

Alfeo Peter de Paoli was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a river/irrigation channel at Yenda on the 22nd December 1960.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1961/18 Awarded year: 1960/61

Harold Lester Robinson

Harold Lester Robinson was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Charlestown on the 18th December 1960.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1961/19 Awarded year: 1960/61

Robert Ingham

Robert Ingham was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Charlestown on the 18th December 1960.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1961/19a Awarded year: 1960/61

Constable 1st Class Kenneth Bryant

Constable 1st Class Kenneth Bryant was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Charlestown on the 18th December 1960.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1961/19b Awarded year: 1960/61

Sarah Irene Munns

Sarah Irene Munns was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Mackeral Beach on the 18th November 1960.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1961/21 Awarded year: 1960/61

Constable John Wally Bradbury

Constable John Wally Bradbury was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a train at Warwick Farm on the 13th November 1960.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1961/20 Awarded year: 1960/61

Robert Crittenden

Robert Crittenden was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a electrocution at Allynbrook on the 10th November 1960.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1961/11a Awarded year: 1960/61

Ivan Keith

Ivan Keith was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a electrocution at Allynbrook on the 10th November 1960.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1961/11 Awarded year: 1960/61

Murtagh Aloysius Johnson

Murtagh Aloysius Johnson was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Terrigal Reef on the 17th October 1960.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1961/12 Awarded year: 1960/61

Desmond Richard Thies

Desmond Richard Thies was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a suicide, rescue at Sydney Harbour on the 13th October 1960.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1961/09 Awarded year: 1960/61

Robert George Dawes

Robert George Dawes was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Moruya Broulee Beach on the 2nd October 1960.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1961/23 Awarded year: 1960/61

Ian Maxwell Hill

Ian Maxwell Hill was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Moruya Broulee Beach on the 2nd October 1960.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1961/23a Awarded year: 1960/61

Peter Welch

Peter Welch was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Moruya Broulee Beach on the 2nd October 1960.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1961/23b Awarded year: 1960/61

Geoffrey Goodwin

Geoffrey Goodwin was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Moruya Broulee Beach on the 2nd October 1960.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1961/23c Awarded year: 1960/61

Constable Kenneth George Steel

Constable Kenneth George Steel was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a cliff at Newcastle on the 17th September 1960.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1961/07 Awarded year: 1960/61

Kenneth Stebbing

Kenneth Stebbing was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Cronulla Beach on the 28th August 1960.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1961/05 Awarded year: 1960/61

Brian Guy Emery

Brian Guy Emery was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Cronulla Beach on the 28th August 1960.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1961/05a Awarded year: 1960/61

Constable Owen John Layburn

Constable Owen John Layburn was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a bridge at Sydney Harbour Bridge on the 15th August 1960.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1961/10 Awarded year: 1960/61

Constable Thomas Robert Northrop

Constable Thomas Robert Northrop was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a bridge at Sydney Harbour Bridge on the 15th August 1960.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1961/10a Awarded year: 1960/61

Lester Gorton Phillips

Lester Gorton Phillips was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving sea at Brunswick Heads on the 9th June 1960.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1961/03 Awarded year: 1960/61

John Heaton

John Heaton was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Curracorang National Park on the 28th May 1960.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1961/01 Awarded year: 1960/61

Constable Edward George Langley

Constable Edward George Langley was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a building fire at Liverpool Hospital on the 26th May 1960.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1961/08 Awarded year: 1960/61

Jill Edith Knight

Jill Edith Knight was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving an aircraft fire at Coonabarabran on the 7th May 1960.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1961/04 Awarded year: 1960/61

Leon Vincent Devinish

Leon Vincent Devinish was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving an aircraft fire at Coonabarabran on the 7th May 1960.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1961/04a Awarded year: 1960/61

Mario Rovere

Mario Rovere was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving an aircraft fire at Coonabarabran on the 7th May 1960.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1961/04b Awarded year: 1960/61

Edward Roy Marker

Edward Roy Marker was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving an aircraft fire at Coonabarabran on the 7th May 1960.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1961/04c Awarded year: 1960/61

Jaldo del Col

Jaldo del Col was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving an aircraft fire at Coonabarabran on the 7th May 1960.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1961/04d Awarded year: 1960/61

Constable 1st Class Maxwell Charles Coughlan

Constable 1st Class Maxwell Charles Coughlan was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving an aircraft fire at Coonabarabran on the 7th May 1960.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1961/04e Awarded year: 1960/61

Constable 1st Class Neville James McNeill

Constable 1st Class Neville James McNeill was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving an aircraft fire at Coonabarabran on the 7th May 1960.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1961/04f Awarded year: 1960/61

Jillian Amelia Torrens

Jillian Amelia Torrens was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving surf at Ballina Lighthouse Beach on the 25th February 1960.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1961/02 Awarded year: 1960/61

Peter Barr

Peter Barr was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Young Wallsend on the 9th January 1960.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1961/06 Awarded year: 1960/61

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