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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 1894
Died 1955
Australian Imperial Force 2nd Lieutenant Australian Flying Corps No. 4 Squadron
Australian Imperial Force Flight Commander Australian Flying Corps No. 4 Squadron
Australian Imperial Force Captain Australian Flying Corps No. 4 Squadron
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Born 1886
Royal Navy Second Lieutenant Royal Marine Light Infantry
Royal Navy Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Royal Naval Air Service
More about Charles Edward Henry Rathborne -
Born 1871
Died 1942
British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Garrison Artillery
British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery
British Army Major Royal Garrison Artillery
More about Robert Leycester Haymes -
Born 1873
Died 1940
British Army Lieutenant Honourable Artillery Company
British Army 495 Company Serjeant Major Honourable Artillery Company
British Army Lieutenant /Temporary Major Honourable Artillery Company/ HQ Staff D.A.Q.M.G
More about Hugh Patrick Guarin Maule -
Born 1865
Died 1939
British Army Lieutenant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Indian Army Lieutenant Indian Army Staff Corps
Indian Army Major Indian Army Staff Corps
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Born 1886
Died 1918
British Army Captain Devonshire Regiment 1st Battalion
British Army Lieutenant Colonel Devonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion
More about Rupert Henry Anderson-Morshead -
Born 1883
Died 1918
British Army Captain Durham Light Infantry
British Army Major Durham Light Infantry
British Army Lieutenant Colonel Durham Light Infantry
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More about Hubert Wogan Festing -
Born 1872
Died 1918
Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant Colonel 36th Battalion
More about John Alexander Milne -
Born 1878
Died 1917
British Army Major Royal Scots Fusiliers
British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Scots Fusiliers 1st/2nd Battalion
More about Norman Mcdonald C.d. Teacher -
Born 1882
Died 1917
British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Irish Regiment Attached East Lancashire Regiment
British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Irish Regiment
British Army Brevet Major Royal Irish Regiment attached Royal Flying Corps No. 2. Squadron
More about Charles James Burke -
Born 1883
Died 1963
Royal Navy Naval Cadet Britannia
Royal Navy Midshipman
Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant
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More about Andrew Browne Cunningham -
Born 1875
Died 1918
British Army Chaplain to the Forces (4th Class) Army Chaplains' Department
British Army Chaplain to the Forces (3rd Class) Army Chaplains' Department
British Army Chaplain to the Forces (2nd Class) Army Chaplains' Department
More about Benjamin Garniss O'rorke -
Born 1894
Royal Navy Naval Cadet
Royal Navy Midshipman
Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant
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More about William Hamilton Bremner -
Born 1882
Died 1953
British Army Captain 27th Royal Garrison Artillery Mountain Battery
British Army Major Lieutenant Colonel 27th Mountain Battery
British Army Brigadier RA Northern Command
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More about Arthur Joseph Thomas Farfan -
Born 1867
Died 1934
Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Colonel Canadian Artillery
Canadian Expeditionary Force Brigadier General Canadian Artillery CRA, 5th Canadian Division Artillery
More about William O'kell Holden Dodds -
Born 1874
Died 1946
British Army Major Royal Field Artillery
British Army Lieutenant Royal Artillery
British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Field Artillery
More about Arthur Charles Rothery Nutt -
Born 1869
Died 1921
British Army Brevet Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General Scottish Rifles
British Army Major Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 2nd Battalion
British Army Brevet Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General GOC 94th Infantry Brigade
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Born 1869
Died 1938
British Army Lieutenant Colonel King's Liverpool Regiment
British Army Brigadier General GOC 142nd Infantry Brigade
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