Star of Courage
Awarded on: 1981-04-06
Invested on: 1981-06-19
Food Services Officer Frank Davall of the Correctional Service of Canada was seriously injured when he rushed to the aid of a colleague who was sustaining a knife attack by an inmate at the Collin's Bay Institution in Kingston, Ontario on 26 November 1978. In the course of his duties at the Officers' Mess, the victim was fatally wounded by an enraged prisoner. Without a moment's hesitation, Mr. Davall dashed forward and struggled with the aggressor to protect the victim. In his attempts to restrain the attacker, he was stabbed in the back. Bleeding profusely, he backed away from the inmate, and although in danger of further attack, he courageously made his way to the telephone and summoned help. He then proceeded on his own to the Institutional Hospital some 150 metres away, advising staff along the way of the danger.