A number of officers from the Queensland Police Service attended an award ceremony to receive bravery awards from the Royal Humane Society of Australasia on Friday, July 21.
The awards; seven silver medals, 14 bronze medals, and eight certificates of merit, were presented to QPS officers by The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of Brisbane, Councillor Graham Quirk.
The Royal Humane Society of Australasia, formed in 1874, publicly recognises acts of bravery by making awards to those who risk their own lives to save the lives of others. More than 8,450 awards have been made in the Society’s 142 years’ history.
Below is a summary of QPS award recipients. More details relating to each incident are available here: http://www.rhsa.org.au/bravery-award-present
Senior Constable Ben Bjarnesen (Brisbane Region) – Certificate of Merit
Attending the rescue of the occupant of a burning unit, Roma October 28, 2012.
Constable Megan Brunton (Southern Region) – Certificate of Merit
Attending the rescue of a police
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