Medal of Bravery

• Awarded on: October 18, 2007
• Invested on: September 19, 2008

David George Hamilton, M.B.
Medal of Bravery

On August 22, 2005, David Hamilton rescued a woman who had become stranded on a rock by the rising tide off the Morden shore, near the French Cross monument, in Nova Scotia. Late in the evening, Mr. Hamilton was called to assist with his boat to rescue the woman who had been spotted on a rock, some 30 metres off the beach. When he arrived at the scene, the tide had already sent her adrift. Estimating where the woman would have been taken by the current, Mr. Hamilton entered the water and swam towards her. Despite the total darkness and the heavy fog, he located the woman, some 200 metres from the beach. Reaching her side, he grabbed hold of her and, battling the strong surf and his own exhaustion, towed her back to shore, where emergency personnel waded in to assist.