Medal of Bravery

• Awarded on: March 7, 1977
• Invested on: June 17, 1977

Perry McKinnon saved the life of a 10-year-old boy who was overcome by smoke during a fire at his home in Delta in the early hours of 18 October 1975. The boy and his sister were asleep on the second storey, and because of the fire and smoke their parents had not been able to reach their rooms. When Mr. McKinnon came on the scene, he sprayed the flames with a garden hose and then went upstairs through billowing smoke. Groping his way through the boy's room, he found the victim unconscious in his bed, took him in his arms and carried him outside. By then the firemen were on the scene to rescue the girl.