Order of the Founder

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In 1917, five years after the death of the founder of the Salvation Army William Booth, his son, General Bramwell Booth, inaugurated the Order of the Founder to recognise Salvationists who had rendered distinguished service, such as would have specially commended itself to the Founder.

The first awards were made in 1920 to 15 officers and one soldier. Three years later, seven officers and one local officer were honored, but since then the awards have been made much more sparingly and, to date, 104 officers and 106 lay Salvationists have been recognised with the Army's highest honor, a mere 210 in total over 83 years.

The first presentation was to a soldier, Private Herbert Bourne, for outstanding Christian witness and service during military service in the First World War. A few senior leaders like Commissioner Henry Howard, General Evangeline Booth and Commissioner Catherine Bramwell-Booth have been picked out but. much more commonly, faithful and devoted service by less well known personalities has been acknowledged.

Some of the early awards went to people in the United Kingdom, Australia, Indonesia, Russia, France and the USA, but very quickly recipients from Japan, Guyana, Switzerland, Denmark, The Netherlands, China and Norway were picked out. New Zealand has probably had a higher than average recognition for the size of its population, but other territories such as Korea, South America West and Zimbabwe have also been featured.

The honor is rarely given because every nomination is carefully and painstakingly scrutinised by a panel of senior leaders at IHQ. Salvationists have every reason to be proud of those who have been awarded this outstanding recognition for meritorious Christian example, witness and service.

The recipients of the order are:

  • ADAMS Bernard

Colonel British Territory 1975

  • ALEXANDER Alex

Major British Territory 1926

  • ANDERSON Mary

Major Australia Southern 1944

  • BECQUET Henri L

Lt-Commissioner Belgium 1955

  • BEEK Anna M. J. A

Colonel The Netherlands 1990

  • BENACK George

Captain USA Eastern 1920

  • BENJAMIN Ruth (Mrs)

Major Bermuda 1982

  • BLANCO Atanasio

Envoy South America East 1971

  • BLOWERS Arthur R

Commissioner British Territory 1937

  • BOIJE Helmy

Staff-Captain Finland 1920

  • BOMAN Gustaf E

Sweden 1924

  • BOOTH Evangeline C

Commander - in - Chief USA 1930

  • BOOTH-HELLBERG Lucy (Mrs)

Commissioner British Territory 1933

  • BOOTH-TUCKER Frederick

Commissioner India 1920

  • BOSSHARDT Alida M

Major The Netherlands 1962

  • BOURN Herbert J

British Territory 1920

  • BOYD John (Sir)

British Territory 1981

  • BRADWELL Cyril

Corps Sergeant Major (Rtd ) New Zealand and Fiji 1993

  • BRAMWELL- BOOTH Catherine

Commissioner British Territory 1983

  • BRAUND Ralph C

YPSM Canada 1940

  • BRENGLE Samuel L

Commissioner USA Eastern 1935

  • BROKENSHIRE Nora

Brigadier Canada 1964

  • BROUWER Jacob G

Lt-Colonel The Netherlands 1931

  • BROWN Jean ( Mrs)

Envoy Canada and Bermuda 1978

  • BROWN Cecil

Major USA Southern 1947

  • BROWN Jean

Major Canada and Bermuda 1988

  • BUICK Steven

Envoy New Zealand 1925

  • BURTON Kenneth

CSM USA East 2004

  • BYWATERS Stella

Brigadier Australia Southern 1978

  • CANNELL Thomas H

Corps Secretary British Territory 1932

  • CARLETON John A.

Commissioner British Territory 1920

  • CARREL Francoise

Adjutant France 1920

  • CARROLL Mary Jane

Corps Sergeant Major British Territory 1955

  • CASTILLO Ambrose

Sergeant South America East 1965

  • CHANDLER W. George

Corps Sergeant Major British Territory 1949

  • CHU Suet-King

Envoy Hong Kong 1976

  • CODOY Carolina (Mrs)

The Philippines 2000

  • COLLEY William

Envoy New Zealand 1943

  • COOK A. Bramwell (Dr)

Lt-Commissioner New Zealand and Fiji 1983

  • COX Sydney W

Bandmaster British Territory 1942

  • COX Kathryn

Major USA Southern 2000

  • COXHEAD Frederick J

Corps Sergeant Major British Territory 1931

  • CROCKER James

Envoy Australia Eastern 1960

  • CROCKER Tom

Senior-Captain USA Central 1952

  • DARTHUAMA Pu

India Eastern 2000

  • DAVIES Bessie (Mrs)

British Territory 1927

  • de NESFIELD Odessa Marshall

Corps Sergeant Major Latin America North 1991

  • DeARMAN Billie Jean

Major USA Southern 1992

  • DEGOUMOIS Lydia

Sergeant France 1967

  • DEWE Herbert

Corps Sergeant Major New Zealand 1969

  • DINSDALE George

Corps Sergeant Major Canada 1944

  • DOCTER Robert (Dr)

Corps Sergeant Major USA Western 1992

  • DUNLAP Eva

Sister USA Eastern 1946

  • FAGERLIE Martin

Brigadier Norway 1953

  • FITCH Polly

Sister Canada 1943

  • FOSTER George

Bandmaster USA Eastern 1951

  • FRASER Jeannie (Mrs)

Corps Treasurer (Rtd) Scotland 1979

  • FULLER George W

Colonel British Territory 1943

  • FULLER Rebecca (Mrs)

Corps Secretary South Africa 1966

  • FURSENKO Vladimir Mikhailovich

Russia 1993

  • GALE Laura

Brigadier British Territory 1976

  • GAUGLER Lucie

Captain France 1920

  • GEBBIE Eleanor

Brigadier British Territory 1973

  • GEDDES Charles M

Brigadier Australia Eastern 1976

  • GERMANY Pat

YPSM USA South 2002

  • GOGIBUS Georgette

Major France 1958

  • GOKSOYR Jorun

Major Norway, Iceland & Færoes 2001

  • GOODING Edward

Corps Sergeant Major USA Eastern 1980

  • GORDON Annie

Major New Zealand 1945

  • GORE John

Adjutant Australia Southern 1924

  • GORSKA Marija

Major Sweden and Latvia 1991

  • GOVAARS Gerrit J

Colonel Holland 1947

  • GREEN Jack

Bandmaster Canada and Bermuda 1978

  • GREEN Thomas

Envoy British Territory 1923

  • GUERRERO Raul

USA Western 2001

  • HAZELL George

Envoy Australia Eastern 1993

  • HED Per

Brigadier Sweden 1920

  • HIGGINS Ernest D

Lt-Colonel USA Western 1954

  • HILE Kenneth

Corps Treasurer (Rtd) Australia Eastern 1980

  • HIMES William F

Bandmaster USA Central 2000

  • HINE Catherine

Adjutant British Territory 1920

  • HODGE Thomas

Corps Sergeant Major Australia Eastern 1925

  • HODGEN Jeanetta

Major USA Western 1944

  • HOLLAND Arthur

Commissioner British Territory 1991

  • HOLZ E. R. (Mrs)

Brigadier USA Southern 1987

  • HOPPER Keith

Envoy Australia Eastern 1978

  • HOWARD T. Henry

Commissioner British Territory 1920

  • IRWIN John

Brigadier Australia Eastern 1970

  • IWASA Rin (Dr)

Adjutant Japan 1923

  • JENSON Henry Kragh

Bandmaster Denmark 1962

  • JEWKES Frederick E

Colonel British Territory 1961

  • JOHANSSON Gustaf

Sweden 1924

  • JONSSON Hulda

Brigadier Sweden 1977

  • JOSEPH Hendrik Mangindaan

Envoy Indonesia 1970

  • KHUMA Kawl

Lt-Colonel India North Eastern 1966

  • KIM Hyun-Sook

Envoy Korea 1990

  • KIRBY Leonard

Colonel Canada and Bermuda 1982

  • KIRBY Leonard

Major Canada and Bermuda 1972

  • KIVINIEMI Julia

Corps Secretary Finland 1972

  • KJØLNER Egil

Corps Sergeant Major Norway 1984

  • KORBEL Josef

Brigadier Czechoslovakia 1990

  • KRIDER George

Corps Treasurer USA Eastern 1985

  • KRISTANO Ajub

Corps Sergeant Major Indonesia 1974

  • KROEKER Levina

Lt-Colonel Canada and Bermuda 1990

  • KUNZ Victor (Dr)

Corps Sergeant Major Switzerland 1953

  • LALZUALA

Corps Sergeant Major India Eastern 1993

  • LAMB David C

Commissioner Scotland and Ireland 1939

  • LARSSON Karl

Commissioner Sweden 1949

  • LAUNDUN Ferraez (Mrs)

Sister USA Southern 1983

  • LAUTIER Marguerite

Major France 2000

  • LEWIS Mother Ida
  • USA Central

1944

  • LJUNGQVIST Erik

Corps Sergeant Major Sweden 1952

  • LORD Olive

Envoy New Zealand 1969

  • LUCAS Bramwell

Colonel Australia Eastern 2001

  • MacFARLANE James

Corps Sergeant Major Canada and Bermuda 1975

  • MANSON William

Captain British Territory 1920

  • MARSDAL Bård

Corps Sergeant Major Norway 1972

  • MARSHALL George

Bandmaster British Territory 1951

  • MATSUDA Sanya (Dr)

Japan 1924

  • MATUNJWA Joel Mbambo

Major South Africa 1942

  • McBRIDE Donald G

Corps Sergeant Major Canada and Bermuda 1988

  • McBRIDE H. Joan (Mrs)

Canada and Bermuda 1988

  • McCLINTOCK Walter

Envoy USA Central 1988

  • McILVEEN Arthur W

Brigadier Australia Eastern 1967

  • McKENZIE William

Lt-Colonel Australia Southern 1920

  • McLEOD Norman

Staff Bandmaster Australia Southern 1955

  • MEECH Alice

Corps Treasurer British Territory 1961

  • MERRITT Violet

Brigadier British Territory 2000

  • MILANS Henry F

USA 1942

  • MOORE May (Mrs)

Senior Field-Captain Canada 1971

  • MORGAN Harold

Bandmaster (Rtd) Australia Eastern 1981

  • NDODA David Elijah Zenzeleni

Envoy Zimbabwe 1997

  • NELANDER Eric

Corps Sergeant Major Sweden 1974

  • NERY Jorge

Lt-Colonel South America West 1978

  • NEWTON Charles

Field-Adjutant Canada 1946

  • NGUGI Joshua

Commissioner East Africa 1998

  • NHARI Lilian (Mrs)

Brigadier Rhodesia 1976

  • NISIEWICZ Mary

Brigadier USA Eastern 1979

  • NOBLE William A (Dr)

Colonel USA Southern 1957

  • OHARA Tamokichi

Envoy Japan 1961

  • ORELLANA Luis

Envoy South America West 1962

  • OUCHTERLONY Hanna

Commissioner Sweden 1923

  • OVESEN Emil

Staff-Captain Norway 1925

  • OZANNE Marie

Major British Territory 1947

  • PAIGE Clara

YPSM USA Southern 1989

  • PALMER Robert Henry

Envoy Australia Southern 1952

  • PARSELL Lily May (Mrs)

Corps Sergeant Major Australia Southern 1984

  • PATHAM Yesu (Walter Keil)

Lt-Colonel India Western 1923

  • PEACOCKE Elizabeth

Brigadier Canada and Bermuda 2000

  • PEDERSEN Victor Barrett

Brigadier Australia Southern 1999

  • PEDLAR Edwin Clendennam

Envoy Canada 1945

  • PEETERMAN Gerardus C

Envoy Holland 1940

  • PERIESWAMI Saratha

Lt-Colonel Burma 1989

  • PESATORI Mario

Staff-Captain Italy 1928

  • POTTINGER Hester

Guard Leader USA Central 1974

  • PUNCHARD Alfred W

National Bandmaster British Territory 1937

  • PURKIS Daniel

Ensign British Territory 1920

  • RADER Lyell

Lt-Colonel USA Eastern 1984

  • RANDALL Edward G

Envoy Australia Eastern 1981

  • RASMUSSEN Tora E

Major Denmark 1992

  • RICE R. Eugene

Lieut-Colonel USA West 2004

  • RICHES Lucy

Sister British Territory 1976

  • RIDGERS Pamela (Mrs)

Over-60 Club Secretary British Territory 1981

  • RIVE Faye

Lieut-Colonel New Zealand and Fiji 2004

  • RIVE Lance

Lieut-Colonel New Zealand and Fiji 2004

  • RIVE Philip

Lt-Colonel New Zealand and Fiji 1988

  • RIVITT Dolores

Major Canada and Bermuda 2000

  • ROBB Anita (Mrs)

Colonel USA Central 2001

  • RODIN Bertil

CSM Latvia 2003

  • RÖMHILD E

YPSM Denmark 1939

  • ROSTETT Henry T

Lt-Colonel USA Central 1976

  • RUSSELL Mina

Lt-Colonel USA Eastern 1992

  • SATTERFIELD Julius M

Brigadier USA Southern 1954

  • SAULNIER Mary

Canada and Bermuda 2000

  • SCHOCH Ruth

Major Switzerland 1996

  • SCHRALE Ids Klaas

Envoy The Netherlands 1956

  • SEGAWA Yasowa

Colonel Japan 1968

  • SEILS Else (Mrs)

Colonel Germany 1986

  • SERVAIS Muilton Eli

Corps Sergeant Major USA Southern 1991

  • SHEPHERD William

Envoy Australia Eastern 1925

  • SIBILIN Marie

Corps Sergeant Major Switzerland 1939

  • SIGSWORTH Alice

Senior - Major British Territory 1956

  • SIMMONS Cyril J

Corps Sergeant Major (Rtd) Canada and Bermuda 1981

  • SINCLAIR John

Corps Sergeant Major Scotland 1968

  • SIPLEY Clifton

Brigadier USA Eastern 1996

  • SLATER Richard

Lt-Colonel British Territory 1923

  • SMITH J. Allister

Colonel British Territory 1923

  • SMITH Jane (Mrs)

Sister Scotland 1959

  • SORENSON Helen J (Mrs)

Corps Treasurer USA Central 1972

  • SOUTER George

Colonel British Territory 1929

  • STAIGER Frank O

Corps Sergeant Major (Rtd) USA Central 1981

Lt. Colonel British Territory 2006

  • STEVENS Arthur James

Divisional Bandmaster Australia Southern 1949

  • STEWART Christine

Ensign British Territory 1920

  • STICKELLS Elizabeth Jane (Mrs)

Sister Canada 1923

  • STILLWELL Harry B

Bandmaster (Rtd) USA Western 1983

  • STIMPSON Alfred

Corps Treasurer British Territory 1933

  • STYLES Mary

Brigadier South Africa 1965

  • SU Chien-Chi

Major Northern China 1946

  • SUGHANANTHAM Grace

Mrs Commissioner India South Eastern 1988

  • THAIN Alex

Bandmaster Scotland 1968

  • THANGKIMA C.

Corps Sergeant Major India Northern 1990

  • THOMPSON (Mrs) Joseph

Sister New Zealand 1951

  • THÖRNKVIST Hubert

Brigadier Sweden 1960

  • TOFT Ester (Mrs)

Colonel Sweden 1920

  • TURNER John William

Bandmaster Australia Southern 1946

  • TWITCHIN Herbert W

Bandmaster British Territory 1939

  • VALLENTGOED, Helena Dehaas

Holland 1949

  • VENABLES Lily

YPSM British Territory 1979

  • VIVANTE Armand (Dr)

Envoy South America East 1980

  • von WATTENWYL Christine

Lt-Colonel Switzerland 1964

  • WALKER Wilbur

Envoy Australia Eastern 1990

  • WALKLEY Maud (Mrs)

Home League Secretary British Territory 1963

  • WARREN Mary

Sister British Territory 1960

  • WEBB Joy

Major British Territory 2004

  • WELLS Bertram

Adjutant British Territory 1923

  • WHANG Sook Hyun

Envoy Korea 1971

  • WHITE Polly

Sister British Territory 1940

  • WILLCOX Harvey Stanley

Sgt British Territory 1944

  • WILLE Vilhelm

Major Denmark 1920

  • YAMAMURO Gunpei

Commissioner Japan 1937

  • YEE Check

Lt-Colonel USA Western 1997

  • YIN Hung-Shun

Major China 1990

  • ZIMMERMAN Emma

Major Caribbean 2000