Australia: Toddler receives medal in honour of father who died battling wildfires
A toddler has received one of Australia’s highest honours on behalf of his late father, who was killed battling wildfires.
An emotional funeral was held for Geoffrey Keaton, 32, one of three volunteer firefighters killed in the devastating fires in recent weeks.
His son, nineteen-month-old Harvey Keaton, sucked on a pacifier while the fire service commissioner knelt down to pin a posthumous commendation for bravery and service to the child’s Rural Fire Services (RFS) shirt.
On top of Mr Keaton’s coffin was a mug showing a picture of father and son stick figures and the inscription: “Daddy I love you to the moon and back!”
Dozens of firefighters saluted and formed a guard of honour as Mr Keaton’s hearse drove into cemetery in Sydney.
