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 1977/78 (40 results)

John Henry Davies

John Henry Davies was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a motor vehicle accident at Coledale on the 25th May 1978.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1978/25 Awarded year: 1977/78

Senior Constable Graeme Clement Sheen

Senior Constable Graeme Clement Sheen was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a house fire at Gosford on the 26th April 1978.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1978/23 Awarded year: 1977/78

John Clifford Draper

John Clifford Draper was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving an animal attack/dogs at Greenwell Point on the 14th April 1978.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1978/21 Awarded year: 1977/78

Deputy Local Controller Peter Minturn

Deputy Local Controller Peter Minturn was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a flood at Colo River on the 20th March 1978.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1978/22 Awarded year: 1977/78

Colo Shire SES Reserve Volunteer Kevin Jones

Colo Shire SES Reserve Volunteer Kevin Jones was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a flood at Colo River on the 20th March 1978.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1978/22a Awarded year: 1977/78

Ivan Jones

Ivan Jones was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a flood at Colo River on the 20th March 1978.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1978/22b Awarded year: 1977/78

Garry Jones

Garry Jones was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a flood at Colo River on the 20th March 1978.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1978/22c Awarded year: 1977/78

Robert Arthur Viquerat

Robert Arthur Viquerat was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving surf at The Entrance Beach on the 29th January 1978.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1978/12 Awarded year: 1977/78

Kenneth David Moore

Kenneth David Moore was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving surf at Moonee Beach on the 18th January 1978.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1978/17 Awarded year: 1977/78

Wayne Robert Dietze

Wayne Robert Dietze was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Wooli on the 7th January 1978.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1978/15 Awarded year: 1977/78

Constable Garry Ahrens

Constable Garry Ahrens was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving surf at Mullaway Beach on the 7th January 1978.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1978/16 Awarded year: 1977/78

Phillip Rogers

Phillip Rogers was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving surf at Mullaway Beach on the 7th January 1978.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1978/16a Awarded year: 1977/78

Wade Thompson

Wade Thompson was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving surf at Mullaway Beach on the 7th January 1978.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1978/16b Awarded year: 1977/78

Michael Victor Pett

Michael Victor Pett was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving surf at Fingal Beach South on the 27th November 1977.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1978/24 Awarded year: 1977/78

Therese Marie Langton

Therese Marie Langton was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving surf at Fingal Beach South on the 27th November 1977.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1978/24a Awarded year: 1977/78

Catherina Louise Knox

Catherina Louise Knox was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving surf at Fingal Beach South on the 27th November 1977.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1978/24b Awarded year: 1977/78

John Charles Betts

John Charles Betts was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a vehicle fire at Dee Why on the 21st November 1977.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1978/19 Awarded year: 1977/78

Douglas James Stuve

Douglas James Stuve was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a vehicle fire at Dee Why on the 21st November 1977.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1978/19a Awarded year: 1977/78

Joe Lyons

Joe Lyons was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a vehicle fire at Dee Why on the 21st November 1977.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1978/19b Awarded year: 1977/78

Sergeant Barry Terence Bowden

Sergeant Barry Terence Bowden was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a submerged aircraft at Georges Hall on the 26th October 1977.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1978/11 Awarded year: 1977/78

John Jeffrey Cotterell

John Jeffrey Cotterell was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a electrocution at Sydney Harbour Bridge on the 4th October 1977.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1978/07 Awarded year: 1977/78

Station Officer Raymond Rex Willmott

Station Officer Raymond Rex Willmott was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving poisonous gases at Tamworth on the 18th September 1977.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1978/14 Awarded year: 1977/78

Graham Charles MacDonald

Graham Charles MacDonald was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving sea at Batemans Bay on the 18th September 1977.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1978/26 Awarded year: 1977/78

Ronald Maplemore Scott

Ronald Maplemore Scott was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving sea at Batemans Bay on the 18th September 1977.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1978/26a Awarded year: 1977/78

Kenneth William Beazley

Kenneth William Beazley was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving sea at Batemans Bay on the 18th September 1977.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1978/26b Awarded year: 1977/78

Ian Melville Prigg

Ian Melville Prigg was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving poisonous gases at Waratah on the 7th September 1977.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1978/13 Awarded year: 1977/78

Fireman Robert Joseph Agland

Fireman Robert Joseph Agland was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving poisonous gases at Waratah on the 7th September 1977.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1978/13a Awarded year: 1977/78

Constable Gregory Victor Newham

Constable Gregory Victor Newham was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a house fire at Leeton on the 3rd September 1977.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1978/10 Awarded year: 1977/78

Constable 1st Class Richard Joseph Timbs

Constable 1st Class Richard Joseph Timbs was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a house fire at Leeton on the 3rd September 1977.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1978/10a Awarded year: 1977/78

Ambrose Edwin Hobbins

Ambrose Edwin Hobbins was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a house fire at Tamworth West on the 1st August 1977.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1978/18 Awarded year: 1977/78

Arthur Keith Jones

Arthur Keith Jones was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a house fire at Richmond on the 27th July 1977.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1978/04 Awarded year: 1977/78

Donald Walter Skarratt

Donald Walter Skarratt was awarded a Bronze Medal (Posthumous) for actions involving a house fire at Tomingley on the 7th June 1977.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1978/20 Awarded year: 1977/78

David Treloar

David Treloar was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving surf at Angourie Beach on the 18th May 1977.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1978/06 Awarded year: 1977/78

Constable Wayne Alan Riley

Constable Wayne Alan Riley was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a suicide, rescue at Sydney Harbour Bridge on the 13th May 1977.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1978/09 Awarded year: 1977/78

Constable 1st Class Peter Harold Ward

Constable 1st Class Peter Harold Ward was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a river at Prospect on the 7th May 1977.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1978/03 Awarded year: 1977/78

Constable Donald William Bentley

Constable Donald William Bentley was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a river at Prospect on the 7th May 1977.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1978/03a Awarded year: 1977/78

Glen Neil Thurgate

Glen Neil Thurgate was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a house fire at St.Ives on the 18th January 1977.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1978/01 Awarded year: 1977/78

Detective Constable Brian James Borthwick

Detective Constable Brian James Borthwick was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a vehicle fire at Lindfield on the 28th October 1976.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1978/02 Awarded year: 1977/78

James Vincent Falconer

James Vincent Falconer was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a marine fire at Greenwich on the 29th June 1976.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1978/05 Awarded year: 1977/78

John Alexander O'Donnell

John Alexander O'Donnell was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a vehicle fire at Bellata on the 12th June 1976.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1978/08 Awarded year: 1977/78

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