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, conferred for operational gallantry for highly successful command and leader
Obverse and reverse (reign of George V)
Distinguished Service Order badge Tallinn Museum of Orders
Major Paul Garneau, of the Royal 22e Régiment, with the DSO insignia he received for "gallant and distinguished services in the combined attack on Dieppe" after his investiture at Buckingham Palace in October 1942
Order of the British Empire
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The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil an
Distinguished Service Order
…III Grades Companion Statistics Total inductees Victoria: 1,646 Edward VII: 78 George V: 9,900 George VI: 4,943 Charles III: 1 Precedence Next (higher) Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) Next (lower) Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) DSO ribbon The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military award of the United…
CBE neck decoration (in civil division)
MBE (civil division) as awarded in 1918
Examples of insignia of the order (1937 pattern). Top to bottom: KBE or CBE (military) badge and riband, GBE star, KBE/DBE star, MBE (civil) and OBE (military) badges and ribands.
A silver oak-leaf emblem denoted an award made "for gallantry" between 1958 and 1974.