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Distinguished Service Order
Distinguished Service Order
For those awarded the Distinguished Service Order - The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the Commonwealth of Nations, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat. The order was established for rewarding individual instances of meritorious or distinguished service in war. It was a military order, until recently for officers only, and normally given for service under fire or under conditions equivalent to service in actual combat with the enemy, although it was awarded between 1914 and 1916 under circumstances which could not be regarded as under fire (often to staff officers, which caused resentment among front-line officers). After 1 January 1917, commanders in the field were instructed to recommend this award only for those serving under fire. (keyword - D.S.O.)
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Born 1880
Died 1918
British Army Major Royal Garrison Artillery
British Army Major Royal Garrison Artillery 276 Siege Battery
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Born 1885
Died 1931
Royal Navy Naval Cadet HMS Britannia
Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Bulwark
Royal Navy Acting Sub Lieutenant
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Born 1879
Died 1964
British Army Captain and Adjutant Royal Engineers
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Born 1884
Died 1919
British Army Captain West African Field Force The Gambia Company
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Born 1894
Died 1947
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 12/13 Auckland Infantry Regiment 3 (Reserve) Battalion
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Died 1917
British Army Captain Dragoons
British Army Brigadier General 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys)
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Born 1880
Died 1917
British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment 3rd Volunteer Battalion
British Army Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment 3rd Volunteer Battalion
British Army Captain West Yorkshire Regiment 3rd Volunteer Battalion
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Born 1871
Died 1926
British Army Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General Royal Field Artillery/Commands and Staff
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British Army Captain Imperial Yeomanry
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Born 1888
Died 1948
Indian Army Second Lieutenant 29th Lancers (Deccan Horse)
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Born 1878
Died 1963
British Army Chaplain 3rd Class General Headquarters Staff
British Army Chaplain 3rd Field Ambulance
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Born 1895
Died 1918
British Army Captain Yorkshire Regiment
British Army Captain Royal Air Force
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Born 1882
Died 1943
British Army Lieutenant Colonel 1st Life Guards
British Army Second Lieutenant 1st Life Guards
British Army Lieutenant 1st Life Guards
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British Army Captain Gold Coast Regiment
British Army Captain East Kent Regiment
British Army Major East Kent Regiment
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British Army Captain Highland Light Infantry
British Army Major Highland Light Infantry
British Army Lieutenant Colonel Highland Light Infantry
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Born 1899
Died 1981
British Army Second Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment
British Army Brigadier The Malay Regiment
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British Army Captain Royal Scots
British Army Major Royal Scots
British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Scots
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Born 1890
Died 1953
British Army Reverend Royal Army Chaplain's Department
British Army Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class Royal Army Chaplin’s Department
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Born 1890
Died 1916
British Army Lieutenant/Temporary Captain Gordon Highlanders/Royal Flying Corps 3rd
British Army Captain Gordon Highlanders 1st Battalion
Air Force (RAF/RFC) Captain 70 Squadron
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Born 1879
Died 1950
Indian Army Major Supply and Transport Corps
Indian Army Captain Supply and Transport Corps
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Born 1884
Died 1918
British Army Captain Royal Welsh Fusiliers
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