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 1971/72 (47 results)

Ronald James Hyslop

Ronald James Hyslop was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a building fire at Strathfield on the 1st June 1972.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1972/25 Awarded year: 1971/72

Anthony Warwick Ballantine

Anthony Warwick Ballantine was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Whale Beach on the 2nd April 1972.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1972/27 Awarded year: 1971/72

Donald Keith Cardow

Donald Keith Cardow was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Cangai on the 5th March 1972.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1972/22 Awarded year: 1971/72

Ruth Esta Snape

Ruth Esta Snape was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a vehicle fire at Guyra on the 25th February 1972.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1972/20 Awarded year: 1971/72

Gary Owen Rennie

Gary Owen Rennie was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Catherine Hill Bay on the 15th January 1972.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1972/24 Awarded year: 1971/72

Trevor David Long

Trevor David Long was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Catherine Hill Bay on the 15th January 1972.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1972/24a Awarded year: 1971/72

Senior Constable Owen J Griffiths

Senior Constable Owen J Griffiths was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Catherine Hill Bay on the 15th January 1972.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1972/14b Awarded year: 1971/72

David John Gurnhill

David John Gurnhill was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving sea/rocks at Little Marley Beach on the 9th January 1972.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1972/26 Awarded year: 1971/72

Robert Ross Parker

Robert Ross Parker was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving sea/rocks at Little Marley Beach on the 9th January 1972.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1972/26a Awarded year: 1971/72

David Norman Baxter

David Norman Baxter was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving sea/rocks at Little Marley Beach on the 9th January 1972.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1972/26b Awarded year: 1971/72

Kelvin Stanley Rabbitts

Kelvin Stanley Rabbitts was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at The Spit Sydney Middle Harbour on the 2nd January 1972.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1972/21 Awarded year: 1971/72

Leslye May Bowden

Leslye May Bowden was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Batehaven on the 15th December 1971.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1972/23 Awarded year: 1971/72

Alexander Gordon Borgas

Alexander Gordon Borgas was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a collapsed trench at Newcastle on the 2nd December 1971.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1972/14 Awarded year: 1971/72

William Thompson

William Thompson was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a collapsed trench at Newcastle on the 2nd December 1971.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1972/14a Awarded year: 1971/72

Owen James

Owen James was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a collapsed trench at Newcastle on the 2nd December 1971.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1972/14b Awarded year: 1971/72

Pamela Ensell Alvarez

Pamela Ensell Alvarez was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a water tank at Gloucester on the 27th November 1971.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1972/19 Awarded year: 1971/72

Constable Robert John McHugh

Constable Robert John McHugh was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a submerged vehicle at Kurnell on the 2nd November 1971.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1972/15 Awarded year: 1971/72

Constable Grahame Marc Winson

Constable Grahame Marc Winson was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a submerged vehicle at Kurnell on the 2nd November 1971.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1972/15a Awarded year: 1971/72

Constable Colin William Gill

Constable Colin William Gill was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a house fire at Chippendale on the 16th October 1971.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1972/13 Awarded year: 1971/72

Geoffrey David Bingham

Geoffrey David Bingham was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving sea at Bondi on the 5th September 1971.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1972/28 Awarded year: 1971/72

Gregory Ian Maidment

Gregory Ian Maidment was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving sea at Bondi on the 5th September 1971.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1972/28a Awarded year: 1971/72

Detective Constable 1st Class Ernest James Scruse

Detective Constable 1st Class Ernest James Scruse was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving sea at Bondi on the 5th September 1971.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1972/28b Awarded year: 1971/72

Paul Anthony Hoolahan

Paul Anthony Hoolahan was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving sea at Bondi on the 5th September 1971.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1972/28d Awarded year: 1971/72

Lloyd Greenwood

Lloyd Greenwood was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving sea at Bondi on the 5th September 1971.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1972/28d Awarded year: 1971/72

Paul Meehan

Paul Meehan was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving sea at Bondi on the 5th September 1971.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1972/28e Awarded year: 1971/72

James Fatopolous

James Fatopolous was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving sea at Bondi on the 5th September 1971.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1972/28f Awarded year: 1971/72

Robert Treanor

Robert Treanor was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving sea at Bondi on the 5th September 1971.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1972/28c Awarded year: 1971/72

Bondi Icebergs Members of

Bondi Icebergs Members of was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving sea at Bondi on the 5th September 1971.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1972/28g Awarded year: 1971/72

Johannes Dirk Van Leeuwen

Johannes Dirk Van Leeuwen was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a vehicle accident(omnibus) at Khancoban Alpine Way on the 30th August 1971.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1972/18 Awarded year: 1971/72

Ronald John Walley

Ronald John Walley was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a vehicle accident(omnibus) at Khancoban Alpine Way on the 30th August 1971.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1972/18a Awarded year: 1971/72

Constable Frederick Camage

Constable Frederick Camage was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a vehicle fire at Sydney Broadway on the 10th August 1971.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1972/16 Awarded year: 1971/72

John Henry Banks

John Henry Banks was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Seal Rocks Penguin Island on the 25th July 1971.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1972/11 Awarded year: 1971/72

Robert Edward Swinney

Robert Edward Swinney was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Seal Rocks Penguin Island on the 25th July 1971.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1972/11b Awarded year: 1971/72

Robert Hotspur Wyldman

Robert Hotspur Wyldman was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Narooma on the 2nd May 1971.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1972/02 Awarded year: 1971/72

Constable R. F. Clune

Constable R. F. Clune was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a suicide, rescue at Newcastle on the 1st May 1971.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1972/10 Awarded year: 1971/72

Kevin Bruce Tovey

Kevin Bruce Tovey was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a train at Sydney Wynyard Railway Station on the 27th April 1971.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1972/08 Awarded year: 1971/72

Edward Ernest John Grimshaw

Edward Ernest John Grimshaw was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a electrocution at Glen Alice on the 26th April 1971.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1972/07 Awarded year: 1971/72

Paul Wright Dickson

Paul Wright Dickson was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving sea at Dobroyd Point Sydney on the 17th April 1971.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1972/12 Awarded year: 1971/72

Constable Ronald Victor Stopps

Constable Ronald Victor Stopps was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a suicide, rescue at Watsons Bay The Gap on the 13th April 1971.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1972/04 Awarded year: 1971/72

Constable John Neville Moylan

Constable John Neville Moylan was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a suicide, rescue at Watsons Bay The Gap on the 13th April 1971.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1972/04a Awarded year: 1971/72

Keith Miller

Keith Miller was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving an armed assault at Cronulla on the 7th April 1971.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1972/09 Awarded year: 1971/72

Paul Hogan

Paul Hogan was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a suicide, rescue at Sydney Harbour Bridge on the 8th March 1971.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1972/01 Awarded year: 1971/72

Senior Constable B.P. Burgess

Senior Constable B.P. Burgess was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Narrabri on the 3rd February 1971.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1972/17 Awarded year: 1971/72

Bernard John Kearns

Bernard John Kearns was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at South West Rocks on the 27th January 1971.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1972/05 Awarded year: 1971/72

Narelle Joan Gracie

Narelle Joan Gracie was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at South West Rocks on the 27th January 1971.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1972/05a Awarded year: 1971/72

Keith William Humphries

Keith William Humphries was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Wollongong on the 23rd January 1971.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1972/06 Awarded year: 1971/72

Mervyn Joseph Proud

Mervyn Joseph Proud was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a electrocution at Lambton on the 26th May 1969.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1972/03 Awarded year: 1971/72

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