Medal of Bravery

• Awarded on: June 25, 1998
• Invested on: May 10, 1999

On September 10, 1995, Stacy Millham rescued a nine-month-old girl from a burning townhouse in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Informed that a baby was trapped in a second-storey bedroom, Mr. Millham rushed upstairs and crawled along the hallway, a wet towel protecting his face from the heavy black smoke. He kicked open the first bedroom door and was forced back by shooting flames. Undeterred, he continued to the second bedroom where he searched the mattress in a sweeping motion. Not finding the child, he made his way to the window and as he opened it, touched her body with his foot and she began to cry. Mr. Millham picked her up and dropped her down to bystanders. He then collapsed from smoke inhalation and was rescued by firefighters who found him near the window. Tragically, the inferno claimed the life of a two-year-old boy.