The Order of the Founder
Canada and Bermuda Territory Order of the Founder Recipients
| Name | Date |
| Sister Elizabeth Jane Stickells | 1923 |
| CSM Ralph C. Braund | 1941 |
| CSM George Dinsdale | 1943 |
| Sister Polly Fitch | 1943 |
| Field-Adjutant Charles Newton | 1945 |
| Envoy Edwin C. Pedlar | 1945 |
| Brigadier Nora Brokenshire | 1964 |
| Senior Field-Captain Mary Moore | 1971 |
| Major Leonard Andrew Kirby | 1972 |
| CSM James McFarlane | 1975 |
| Divisional BM Jack Green | 1978 |
| Envoy Mrs. Jean Brown | 1978 |
| CSM Cyril James Simmons | 1981 |
| Colonel Leonard Kirby | 1982 |
| Mrs. Major Ruth Benjamin | 1982 |
| CSM Donald G.McBride | 1988 |
| Mrs. Joan H. McBride | 1988 |
| Major Jean Brown | 1988 |
| Lt. Col. Levina Kroeker | 1990 |
| Mary Saulnier | 2000 |
| Brigadier Elizabeth Peacocke | 2000 |
| Robert (Bob) McArthur | 2010 |
| Shirley McArthur | 2010 |
| Major Anette Vardy | 2019 |
| Doctor James Read | 2021 |
A Salvation Army Order of Merit “THE FOUNDER’S ORDER”
The order will be granted by special Minute of the General to soldiers and officers who may, in his judgement, render distinguished and memorable service, such as, either in spirit or achievement, would have specially commended itself to our beloved Founder. That service may have relation to any department of our work.
Members of the Founder’s Order will receive the badge of the Order when gazetted.
T. Henry Howard CHIEF OF THE STAFF The War Cry - August 25, 1917
General Bramwell Booth instituted The Order of the Founder in 1917, five years after the death of his father, the Founder William Booth.
The Order of The Founder is the highest Salvation Army recognition granted to Salvationists for distinguished and outstanding service.
The first awards were made in 1920 to 15 officers and one soldier. Three years later, seven officers and one soldier were honoured. To date, 170 officers and 103 soldiers have been recognized with the Army’s highest honour — a total of 273.
The Salvation Army Year Book 2019—page 42.
Proposals are submitted to the Territorial Commander, who drafts a detailed brief of the merits of the candidate for International Headquarters. A committee of international Commissioners called the Order’s “Chapter” convene and submit recommendations to the General, who makes the final decision.
Those who are admitted to the Order of the Founder receive a Certificate of Membership (above right), and a Medal (below right) on which the name of the recipient, the General who granted it, and the date are inscribed on the reverse side.
Twenty-five salvationists from the Canada and Bermuda Territory have been granted the Order of the Founder. In his book, “Fighting For His Glory”, General Arnold Brown relates the stories and impact of the first fifteen inductees.
The first Canadian inductee, Elizabeth Stickells, was admitted in 1923. The most recent is Doctor James Read, whose story is reported in the November 2021 issue of The Salvationist (p.?).
