brought to the attention of the Minister of External Affairs, who notified the Royal Humane Society. She was then awarded a bronze medal by the for her bravery on 12 September 1913 in front of a crowd of more than 100 people. At the ceremony it was stated that "it was no light thing for this child without a moment's hesitation, into the darkness of the night, to leap down into a sea known to be alive with sharks and alligators, to help one she loved." McLeod worked as a teacher and organist at the Methodist Sunday School and at the Kahlin Compound, before moving to Singapore with her sister Clara and the Muggs. She then visited England and France, where she contracted tuberculosis and died on 6 February 1928, aged 31. She was buried at Sutton in Surrey. Publications Cissy's story is recorded in the following books: Farram, Steven (2018). 'Two excellent girls' : Cissy and Clara McLeod, the Northern Territory 'half-caste' foster daughters of Captain and Mrs Mugg. Historical Society of the Northern Territory, Casuarina, NT Smith, Robyn Stafford (2020). Quincy and Cissy. NA, Casuarina, NT Notes References 1890s births 1931 deaths People from the Northern Territory 20th-century deaths from tuberculosis Tuberculosis deaths in England