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 1978/79 (59 results)
Edward James McKellar
Edward James McKellar was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a flood/river at Mount George Manning River on the 9th May 1979.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/27 Awarded year: 1978/79
Glen Dawson
Glen Dawson was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a flood/river at Mount George Manning River on the 9th May 1979.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/27a Awarded year: 1978/79
Reginald Bruce Monck
Reginald Bruce Monck was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a flood/river at Mount George Manning River on the 9th May 1979.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/27b Awarded year: 1978/79
Wilfred Thomas Mark Nott
Wilfred Thomas Mark Nott was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a vehicle fire at Mangoplah on the 12th April 1979.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/26 Awarded year: 1978/79
Charles Henry Simpson
Charles Henry Simpson was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a vehicle fire at Mangoplah on the 12th April 1979.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/26a Awarded year: 1978/79
Probationary Constable Ian J. Young
Probationary Constable Ian J. Young was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a suicide, rescue at Sydney Harbour Bridge on the 30th January 1979.
Joseph Farrugia
Joseph Farrugia was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a electrocution at Seven Hills on the 29th January 1979.
Senior Constable Eric Bruce Iddles
Senior Constable Eric Bruce Iddles was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a vehicle fire at Coffs Harbour on the 20th January 1979.
Volunteer Fireman Francis Joseph Murphy
Volunteer Fireman Francis Joseph Murphy was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a vehicle fire at Coffs Harbour on the 20th January 1979.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/24a Awarded year: 1978/79
Sergeant Third Class Keith Gabb
Sergeant Third Class Keith Gabb was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a electrocution at Coffs Harbour on the 20th January 1979.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/24b Awarded year: 1978/79
Senior Constable Lloyd M. Dever
Senior Constable Lloyd M. Dever was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a vehicle fire at Coffs Harbour on the 20th January 1979.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/24c Awarded year: 1978/79
Alan James Anderson
Alan James Anderson was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a capsized vessel at Yamba Bar on the 10th January 1979.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/22 Awarded year: 1978/79
Peter Ashley Schaeffer
Peter Ashley Schaeffer was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a capsized vessel at Yamba Bar on the 10th January 1979.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/22a Awarded year: 1978/79
Bruce Charles Westland
Bruce Charles Westland was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a capsized vessel at Yamba Bar on the 10th January 1979.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/22b Awarded year: 1978/79
Bruce Wallace McPherson
Bruce Wallace McPherson was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving sea at Yamba Bar on the 10th January 1979.
Frank O'Loughlin
Frank O'Loughlin was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving sea at Yamba Bar on the 10th January 1979.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/23a Awarded year: 1978/79
Martin Ross Howard
Martin Ross Howard was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving sea at Yamba Bar on the 10th January 1979.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/23b Awarded year: 1978/79
Ronald Peter Busch
Ronald Peter Busch was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving sea at Yamba Bar on the 10th January 1979.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/23c Awarded year: 1978/79
Bruce Wallace McPherson
Bruce Wallace McPherson was awarded a Stanhope Gold Medal for actions involving sea at Yamba Bar on the 10th January 1979.
Gold Medal Stanhope Case number: 1979/23S Awarded year: 1978/79
Graham Mervyn Platt
Graham Mervyn Platt was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a stormwater drain at Airds on the 31st December 1978.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/25 Awarded year: 1978/79
Anthony William Hodgkinson
Anthony William Hodgkinson was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a stormwater drain at Airds on the 31st December 1978.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/25a Awarded year: 1978/79
Ismail Karademir
Ismail Karademir was awarded a Bronze Medal (Posthumous) for actions involving a river at Murray River on the 24th December 1978.
Warren Victor Charles Shearer
Warren Victor Charles Shearer was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a vehicle, crashed, burning at Wollombi on the 22nd December 1978.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/20 Awarded year: 1978/79
John Snaidero
John Snaidero was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a submerged vehicle at Griffith on the 29th November 1978.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/16 Awarded year: 1978/79
Mario Marin
Mario Marin was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a submerged vehicle at Griffith on the 29th November 1978.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/16a Awarded year: 1978/79
John Burke
John Burke was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a river at Sydney Circular Quay on the 12th November 1978.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/13 Awarded year: 1978/79
Bradley James Webber
Bradley James Webber was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving surf at Newcastle Nobby's Beach on the 21st October 1978.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/19 Awarded year: 1978/79
Sergeant Second Class Henry Derold George Kupke
Sergeant Second Class Henry Derold George Kupke was awarded a Bronze Medal (Bar) for actions involving a suicide, rescue at Watsons Bay The Gap on the 12th September 1978.
Sergeant Third Class Donald Campbell
Sergeant Third Class Donald Campbell was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a suicide, rescue at Watsons Bay The Gap on the 12th September 1978.
Kenneth Francis Pymont
Kenneth Francis Pymont was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a vehicle, crashed, burning at Condobolin on the 6th September 1978.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/07 Awarded year: 1978/79
Robert James Bowman
Robert James Bowman was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a house fire at Canley Vale on the 6th September 1978.
Norman Patrick Smith
Norman Patrick Smith was awarded a Bronze Medal (Posthumous) for actions involving a collapsed trench at Greenacre on the 14th August 1978.
Sergeant Third Class John Kelly
Sergeant Third Class John Kelly was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a river at Narrabri Creek on the 12th August 1978.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/04 Awarded year: 1978/79
Brian Maurice O'Meley
Brian Maurice O'Meley was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a house fire at West Wyalong on the 30th July 1978.
Malcolm MacNeil
Malcolm MacNeil was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a river at Sydney Circular Quay on the 12th July 1978.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/01 Awarded year: 1978/79
Sergeant Third Class Donald Lester Avery Avery
Sergeant Third Class Donald Lester Avery Avery was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a building fire at Manly on the 10th June 1978.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/12 Awarded year: 1978/79
Christopher John Snooks
Christopher John Snooks was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving surf at Narooma on the 23rd May 1978.
Gerard John McRae
Gerard John McRae was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a vehicle, crashed, burning at Merriwa on the 16th April 1978.
Barry Archie Nutt
Barry Archie Nutt was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a vehicle, crashed, burning at Merriwa on the 16th April 1978.
Vaughan Raymond Amidy
Vaughan Raymond Amidy was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a vehicle, crashed, burning at Merriwa on the 16th April 1978.
Arthur John Anshaw
Arthur John Anshaw was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a vehicle, crashed, burning at Merriwa on the 16th April 1978.
Peter Stewart
Peter Stewart was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a vehicle, crashed, burning at Merriwa on the 16th April 1978.
Peter Blaxland Douglas Walker
Peter Blaxland Douglas Walker was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a vehicle, out of control at Merriwa on the 16th April 1978.
Peter Gerald John Dobson
Peter Gerald John Dobson was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a vehicle, crashed, burning at Merriwa on the 16th April 1978.
John Laurance Stevenson
John Laurance Stevenson was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a vehicle, crashed, burning at Merriwa on the 16th April 1978.
Malcolm McLeod Williams
Malcolm McLeod Williams was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a vehicle, crashed, burning at Merriwa on the 16th April 1978.
John Newton
John Newton was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a vehicle, crashed, burning at Merriwa on the 16th April 1978.
Richard John Ireland
Richard John Ireland was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a vehicle, crashed, burning at Merriwa on the 16th April 1978.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/05j Awarded year: 1978/79
Murray John Towler
Murray John Towler was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a vehicle, crashed, burning at Merriwa on the 16th April 1978.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/05k Awarded year: 1978/79
Lawrence Wayne Allchin
Lawrence Wayne Allchin was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a house fire at Blackett on the 13th April 1978.
Letter of Commendation Case number: 1979/06 Awarded year: 1978/79
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