Publication:Sea Talk Spring 2006/The Matthew Davey Award

portrait of LEUT Davey inset on backdrop of a scene from the funeral for him held at the ANZAC chapel Duntroon on April 13, 2005.

The Royal Australian Naval Reserve Professional Studies Program's Overseas Study Grant has been named The Matthew Davey Award in memory of Reservist LEUT Matthew Peter Davey (December 8, 1973 - April 2, 2005).

A doctor serving in HMAS Kanimbla as part of Operation Sumatra Assist II, LEUT Davey died in the Navy Sea King Shark 02 helicopter accident. The medical team was en route to provide emergency medical and humanitarian aid to victims of the tsunami that wreaked devastation on the island of Nias, Indonesia.

LEUT Davey's devotion to duty as a Navy doctor and unselfish character remain as an enduring example of the kind of spirit and commitment to the Naval Reserve to which we all aspire.

LEUT Matthew Davey epitomises the RANR motto Non Sibi Sed Patriae - 'For Country Not Self'.