Medal of Bravery
Awarded on: 2003-06-19
Invested on: 2004-06-09
On December 21, 2000, Albert Shedrick saved a three-year-old girl and her two-month-old brother from a fiery death in Ville St-Pierre, Quebec. Mr. Shedrick was babysitting his neighbour's two children when he saw flames shooting out of a bedroom door. Slowed down by his wheelchair, he dropped to the floor and crawled to the little girl, standing near the flames. He then grabbed the infant in his cradle-seat and inched his way toward the building's front porch, some ten meters away, while shouting for help and guiding the little girl toward the exit. Exhausted and suffering from severe burns and smoke inhalation, Mr. Shedrick collapsed as he reached the entrance hall, and he and the baby were rescued by another man.