The Distinguished Service Order was instituted by Queen Victoria in 1886, and it is awarded to officers for meritorious or distinguished service in war. In most instances it is given to officers with senior command responsibilities, typically upwards of Major, however it can be bestowed upon junior officers, usually in cases of conspicuous valour. The decoration features a gold Imperial Crown and a green laurel leaf, centred upon a gold cross enamelled white and hung from a blue-edged red ribbon.
DSO = Distinguished Service Order
KIA = Killed in Action
MBE = Member of the British Empire
MC = Military Cross
MiD = Mentioned in Despatches
OBE = Officer of the British Empire
6th Airborne Division
3rd Bar to the Distinguished Service Order
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Name |
Unit |
Remarks |
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8th Battalion |
Wounded |
Bar to the Distinguished Service Order
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Name |
Unit |
Remarks |
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3rd Para Brigade HQ |
- |
Distinguished Service Order
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Name |
Unit |
Remarks |
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195 Airlanding Field Ambulance |
- |
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Divisional HQ |
- |
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2nd Oxford & Bucks |
- |
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Divisional HQ |
Legion of Merit, MiD |
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225th Parachute Field Ambulance |
- |
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2nd Oxford & Bucks |
Croix de Guerre |
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12th Battalion |
KIA 12/06/44 |
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Divisional HQ |
Wounded |
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13th Battalion |
- |
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Divisional HQ |
- |
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The Glider Pilot Regiment |
- |
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9th Battalion |
Wounded |
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6th Airlanding Brigade HQ, 12th Battalion |
- |
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7th Battalion |
- |
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5th Para Brigade HQ |
Silver Star |
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3rd Parachute Squadron |
- |
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224th Parachute Field Ambulance |
- |
1st Special Service Brigade
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Name |
Unit |
Remarks |
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No.4 Commando |
- |
4th Special Service Brigade
Bar to the Distinguished Service Order
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Name |
Unit |
Remarks |
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No.46 (Royal Marine) Commando |
- |
Distinguished Service Order
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Name |
Unit |
Remarks |
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No.48 (Royal Marine) Commando |
- |
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No.47 (Royal Marine) Commando |
- |
Royal Netherlands Brigade
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Name |
Unit |
Remarks |
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Brigade HQ |
- |
