In Zealandia's Brave Author John D Wills records a wealth of history of all three of the Royal Humane Societies which have bestowed Awards for Bravery and acts of Humanity in New Zealand or to New Zealanders and others for deeds performed either in the United Kingdom or Australia Royal Humane Society awards cover the period 1853-1976. Royal Humane Society of Australasia Awards cover the period 1881-1992 It is interesting reading. The book was written and published as a Centennial project for the Society which celebrated its century in October 1998 The book contains a record of all the Awards bestowed, along with the Citations recounting the deeds which were being recognised. An alphabetical Index allows for easy identification and location of records by families and researchers. This site contains a copy of that extensive Index. The Executive Officer receives many approaches seeking information and is happy to be of service. Many New Zealand Libraries have the book in their collections. ISBN 0-473- 55 6-6 |
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| This link , provides an alphabetical list of all those individuals whose Awards are included in Zealandia's Brave. 1899-1998 |