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Distinguished Service Order at the Battle of Jutland
Distinguished Service Order at the Battle of Jutland
The D.S.O. was instituted by Royal Warrant on 6th September 1886. The D.S.O. was originally instituted as an award for officers of the British Army and Commonwealth Forces, usually at the rank of Major. However, it was also awarded to officers at a rank above or below Major. The D.S.O. could be awarded for an act of meritorious or distinguished service in wartime and usually when under fire or in the presence of the enemy. It was also made available for officers at the equivalent rank in the Royal Navy and, from 1st April 1918, the Royal Air Force.
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Born 1882
Died 1921
Royal Navy Commander
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Born 1886
Died 1955
Royal Navy Naval Cadet Britannia
Royal Navy Lieutenant-Commander HMS Canterbury
Royal Navy Commander
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Born 1882
Died 1971
Royal Navy Captain(Rtd)
Royal Navy Commander
Royal Navy Midshipman
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Born 1885
Royal Navy Lieutenant-Commander
Royal Navy Commander
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Born 1887
Died 1928
Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Marines Light Infantry
Royal Navy Second Lieutenant Royal Marines Light Infantry
Royal Navy Brevet Major Royal Marine Light Infantry
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Born 1872
Died 1956
Royal Navy Engineer Commander HMS Agincourt
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Born 1884
Royal Navy Engineer Captain
Royal Navy Engineer Lieutenant Commander HMS Abdiel
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Born 1868
Died 1945
Royal Navy Surgeon Rear Admiral
Royal Navy Surgeon
Royal Navy Fleet Surgeon HMS LION
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Born 1879
Royal Navy Captain
Royal Navy Commander
Royal Navy Rear Admiral
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Born 1883
Died 1955
Royal Navy Captain
Royal Navy Commander
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Born 1883
Royal Navy Lieutenant-Commander
Royal Navy Captain
Royal Navy Commander
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Born 1880
Died 1953
Royal Navy Captain
Royal Navy Commander
Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander HMS Nomad
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Born 1879
Royal Navy Commander
Royal Navy Captain
Royal Navy Commander HMS Warrior
More about James Geoffry Penrose Ingham -
Born 1876
Royal Navy Rear Admiral
Royal Navy Commander
Royal Navy Rear-Admiral
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Born 1866
Royal Navy Surgeon Rear Admiral
Royal Navy Surgeon
Royal Navy Surgeon HMS Barham
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Born 1886
Died 1922
Royal Navy Commander
Royal Navy Lieutenant
Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander HMS LION
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Born 1882
Died 1954
Royal Navy Paymaster Rear Admiral
Royal Navy Paymaster HMS Benbow
More about Cyril Sheldon Johnson -
Born 1879
Royal Navy Vice Admiral
Royal Navy Commander
Royal Navy Vice-Admiral
More about Humphrey Thomas Walwyn -
Born 1880
Royal Navy Staff Surgeon HMS Castor
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