This honour, founded in 1921 by the King of Denmark and Iceland, recognizes meritorious service.
Name
Year
Neil Ofeigur Bardal (1940-2010)
2000
Haraldur Bessason (1931-2009)
?
Bjarni Asgeir “Barney” Egilson (1901-1965)
1953
Valdimir Jónason Eylands (1901-1983)
?
Sigurdur Franklin “Frank” Fredrickson (1895-1979)
1970
Guttormur Jónsson Guttormsson (1878-1966)
1939
John Harvard (1938-2016)
2000
Asmundur Petur Johannson (1875-1953)
?
Joan “Sigrid” Johnson (1950-2018)
?
Skuli Johnson (1888-1955)
?
Thomas Herman Johnson (1870-1927)
?
Albert Edward Kristjansson (1877-1974)
2000
Philip Markus Pétursson (1902-1988)
1952
Rögnvaldur Pétursson (1877-1940)
1939
Larus Arthur Sigurdson (1899-1986, son of Thorbjorg Sigurdsson)
?
Stefan J. Stefanson (?-2008)
?
Baldur Rosmund Stefansson (1917-2002)
?
Sigurstein Aleck Thorarinson (1921-1998)
1964
Paul Henrik Thorbjorn Thorlakson (1895-1989)
1951
Thorbjorn Kenneth “Ken” Thorlakson (1923-2024)
2000
Niels Steingrimur Thorlaksson (1857-1943)
1939
Sveinn Thorvaldson (1872-1949)
1938
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 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)
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 27 August 2024
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