Distinguished Service Order
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The Distinguished Service Order is a military award of the United Kingdom, as well as formerly throughout the Commonwealth, awarded for operational gallantry for highly successful command and leadersh
Obverse and reverse (reign of George V)
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Major Paul Garneau, of the Royal 22e Régiment, with the DSO he received for "gallant and distinguished services in the combined attack on Dieppe" after his investiture at Buckingham Palace in October 1942
Equerry
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An equerry is an officer of honour. Historically, it was a senior attendant with responsibilities for the horses of a person of rank. In contemporary use, it is a personal attendant, usually upon a so
Three mounted equerries in waiting at the Queen's Birthday Parade in 2018: Colonel Toby Browne (the Crown Equerry), Lieutenant Colonel Michael Vernon (an extra equerry), Major Nana Twumasi-Ankrah (Equerry in waiting).
Pallbearers at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022: Lt-Col Richards (bottom left), senior equerry since 1999, escorted the coffin on the right-hand side, followed by five former equerries and an extra equerry; out of shot, the junior equerry led a parallel group on the left-hand side.