Shipwreck Relief & Humane Society of N.S.W.
The following is a list of people who received an award from the Shipwreck Relief & Humane Society of N.S.W. on the 16th Sep. 1918. I believe this society gave awards for bravery - all concerning water. I have included the place where each event occurred.
If anyone wishes further information on a listed name, feel free to e-mail me.
John Downey URQUHART - Newcastle Harbour
William Glyndwr JOHN - Newcastle Harbour
Thomas Steven MOORE - Between Cockatoo Island & Elliot St. Wharf
Willis John FRASER (age 15) - Murrumbidgee River, Hay
William James Stanley HAYES - No. 4 Wharf, Dawes Point
William Arthur FOX - Abbotsford
John A. WITCOMBE (age 15) - Murrumbidgee River, Hay
Edward FAHY - Bronte Beach
Lawrence Henry Peter BAKER (age 11) - Marrickville
Henry Frederick FINN (age 14) - Auburn
Harry Francis CRAWFORD - Tangarra Street, Enfield
Lieutenant John Stewart WHITELAW - Watson's Bay
Alan EDWARDS (youth) - Watson's Bay
Gordon Herbert William GODDARD (age 8) - Berry's Bay, North Sydney
Sergeant Sydney Walter MORGAN (Military Forces) - Parsley Bay
1st Class Constable Percy WOOD (N.S.W. Police) - Yamba ?(hard to read)
Alfred MURRAY -
Edward William CLARKE - between Sydney & Lavender Bay
William Joseph FITZGERALD - Bronte Beach
Thomas Charles COOLEY - Port Kembla
Charles GARARD - Merrylands
Edwin Ernest SARGEANT - Newcastle
Victor Miles GRIFFITHS (age 15) - Tuncurry
Hugh Frederick WARD - Rose Bay
Oliver Clyde MARCHANT (age 14) - Brooklyn
Jean COOPER (age 10) - Spit Baths
REF: email to AUSTRALIA-L@rootsweb.com by Alison Dysart on 21 May 1998
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