Manitoba Recipients of the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal

The Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal was created in 1953 to commemorate the ascension of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to the throne. The medal was awarded by the Governor-General of Canada to those who have made outstanding and exemplary contributions to their communities or to Canada as a whole.

The following persons from Manitoba were awarded the medal:

Recipient	City
Cornelius Friesen Barkman (1888-1970)	Steinbach
Sgt. N. H. Barrett	Winnipeg
George Blagden	Lavenham
Dr. M. E. R. Boudreau	Winnipeg
B. May Bowering	Winnipeg
Stanley V. “Stan” Bowers (1906-1997)	Winnipeg
Minnie A. Boyd Ballou (1882-1974)	Winnipeg
Major W. Burton	Winnipeg
Duncan Lloyd Cameron (1892-1957)	Manitou
John Chalaturnyk (1915-2001)	Beausejour
Thomas Frederick “Tommy” Cooper (1891-1977)	Winnipeg
J. F. Cunningham	Selkirk
Agnes Fontaine (1912-1988)	Fort Alexander
T. C. Forbes	Portage la Prairie
N. V. Gange	Winnipeg
W. V. B. Goff	Winnipeg
Clarence Edgar “Curly” Heapy (1905-1981)	Oak Lake
Archibald Adam Herriot (1881-1956)	Winnipeg
George W. Hicks	High Bluff
C. E. Hunter	Winnipeg
P. Johnson	Winnipeg
Leslie Harcourt Johnston (1894-1961)	Winnipeg
Mary Kornelsen (1911-1988)	Steinbach
Wilhelm “Will” Kristjanson (1896-1979)	Winnipeg
Wasyl “Basil” Kushnir (1893-1979)	Winnipeg
Henri Legal	RM of Tache
Flora Mae MacDonald	Winnipeg
Blanche Isabel Megaffin (1894-1975)	Winnipeg
Frank Merrick	Long Plain First Nation
Anne Ethel “Nan” Murphy (1902-1990)	Winnipeg
Wilf Puddicombe	Langruth
B. D. Richer	Gimli
W. H. Talbot	Winnipeg
Clarence Eric Tibbatts (1904-1979)	Birtle
G. E. Treller	Winnipeg
Mrs. G. W. West	Winnipeg
Alexander John Wilson (1913-1991)	Morden
E. Wojciechowski	Lac du Bonnet
Walter Samuel Yarwood (1899-1967)	Winnipeg

See also:

Manitoba Recipients of the King George V Jubilee Medal

Manitoba Recipients of the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal

Manitoba Recipients of the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal

Manitoba Recipients of the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal

Manitoba Recipients of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal

Manitoba Recipients of the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal

Manitoba Recipients of the King Charles III Coronation Medal

Manitoba Recipients of the Governor General’s Caring Canadian Award / Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers

Manitoba Recipients of the Meritorious Service Medal (Civil Division)

Manitoba Inductees to the Order of the British Empire

Manitoba Inductees to the Order of St. Gregory the Great

Manitoba Inductees to the Order of the Falcon

Manitoba Recipients of Knighthoods

Manitoba Recipients of the Canadian Centennial Medal

Manitoba Recipients of the 125th Anniversary of Canadian Confederation Medal

Manitoba Members of the Order of Canada

Manitoba Members of the Order of Military Merit

Members of the Order of Manitoba

Members of the Order of the Metis Nation

Members of the Manitoba Order of the Buffalo Hunt

Recipients of the Manitoba Centennial Medal

Members of the Manitoba Order of the Crocus

Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Historical Preservation and Promotion

City of Winnipeg Community Service Awards

Premier’s Volunteer Service Awards

Winnipeg Citizens Hall of Fame

Recipients of Manitoba 150 Honours

Recipients of Winnipeg 150 Medals

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Order of Manitoba Monument (Assiniboine Park, Winnipeg)

Sources:

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 12 August 2024

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