Senior Constable Peter Morris Umbers

George Medal

Died: 27 May 1990

In Ranfurly, Central Otago, was bashed with his PR24 baton when he stopped Richard Thomas Lakich, a robbery suspect.

Lakich pleaded guilty to the murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment.

For his bravery in the execution of his duty, Senior Constable Umbers was posthumously awarded the George Medal.