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.
CB = Companion of the Bath
SS = Silver Star
6th Airborne Division
2nd Bar to the Distinguished Order
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Name |
Unit |
Remarks |
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3rd Para Brigade HQ |
SS |
Bar to the Distinguished Service Order
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Name |
Unit |
Remarks |
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6th Airlanding Brigade HQ |
- |
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Divisional HQ |
CB, SS |
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Divisional HQ |
- |
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7th Battalion |
Wounded |
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5th Para Brigade HQ |
- |
Distinguished Service Order
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Name |
Unit |
Remarks |
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195th Field Ambulance |
- |
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Divisional Signals |
- |
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12th Battalion |
- |
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9th Battalion |
- |
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12th Battalion |
- |
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Divisional HQ |
- |
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12th Devons |
- |
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8th Battalion |
Injured |
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225th Field Ambulance |
- |
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1st Royal Ulster Rifles |
- |
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Divisional HQ |
- |
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12th Devons |
- |
