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

Stan V. Bowers

Winnipeg

Minnie A. Boyd Ballou (1882-1974)

Winnipeg

Major W. Burton

Winnipeg

Duncan Lloyd Cameron (1892-1957)

Manitou

John Chalaturnyk (1915-2001)

Beausejour

T. F. Cooper

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 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

Winnipeg Citizens Hall of Fame

Recipients of Manitoba 150 Honours

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

Sources:

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 13 January 2023

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