Medal of Bravery

• Awarded on: April 28, 2005
• Invested on: December 02, 2005

On August 4, 2002, Ronald Crawford lost his life while attempting to protect a friend who was being attacked by an armed man in Hamilton, Ontario. The robber, brandishing a knife, entered a local restaurant and demanded money from the clerk. Sensing his friend was in danger, Mr. Crawford rushed to his rescue from the shop's back room. He attempted to subdue the out-of-control assailant but, in the scuffle that ensued, he was stabbed in the chest by the aggressor and, sadly, succumbed to his wounds on his way to hospital.