Constables Matthew Arnold and Rachel McCrow were posthumously awarded Queensland Police Valour Medals at a memorial service in Brisbane.
The two have been recognised for their bravery and dedication, posthumously awarded the Queensland Police Valour Medal, Queensland Police Service Medal, National Police Service Medal and National Medal.
Yet shock and anger about the ambush, which resulted in the worst loss of police lives in Queensland in living memory, remains palpable. Police officers formed a guard of honour to pay their respects to Constable Rachel McCrow and Constable Matthew Arnold.Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk praised the pair's bravery in their final moments, saying like neighbour Alan Dare who was also fatally shot in the attack, they had gone towards danger rather than run from it.
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