Australian Historical Medals

Lot 2668    SESSION 8 (2.30PM WEDNESDAY 29TH MARCH)    Australian Historical Medals

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THE ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY OF AUSTRALASIA, Certificate for Silver Medal, dated 15 February 1960, awarded to Hilton Francis Alomes, Bushy Park, (Tas.), Police Constable aged 34 years, in going to the rescue of John Bitte, aged 19 years, following an accident in the Professor Range of mountains on 1st and 2nd March, 1959; also Certificate of Merit, dated 20 June 1960, awarded to Hilton Francis Alomes, Bushy Park, (Tas.), police officer aged 35 years, in helping to rescue Mr and Mrs Gittus from floodwaters on 23rd April, 1960. Both certificates in official Royal Humane Society black scroll holders, both holders good very fine, the certificates extremely fine. (2)

The RHSA Silver Medal with certificate and the RHSA Certificate of Merit presentation were made by Lord Rowallan, His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania on 19 August 1961 at Boyer Oval, New Norfolk, Tasmania. Constable Alomes thus made history by becoming the first Tasmanian Police officer to receive two awards at the same time for different acts of gallantry.^^Hilton Frank Alomes served two years with Royal Australian Navy before joining the Tasmania Police Force on 12Aug1955; passed Senior Constable exam 17Nov1963; promoted to Senior Constable 23Dec1965; Authority dated 15Jun1966 granted to 'Demand Admittance to Licensed Houses'; passed Sergeant's exam 15Sep1966; transferred to Sergeant of the Watch at Hobart Dec1970; passed Inspector examination 09Sep1971; transferred to New Norfolk 24Nov1971 and rank of Senior Sergeant; promoted to rank of Inspector 14Mar1974; transferred to St Marys 24Jun1974; transferred to Hobart (No 1 Division) 26Nov1975; appointed Justice of the Peace 11Oct1978; head of Hobart police division for 6 years before he retired 12Oct1983 and was former officer-in-charge of crime prevention in the state (appointed 05Aug1966) and during this time he wrote a regular newspaper column titled, 'Police Beat'; died 31Dec1986, suddenly, in Melbourne at age 61 and buried at Copping Cemetery, Copping, Tasmania after a service at All Saints' Anglican Church, South Hobart.