Distinguished Service Order
Distinguished Service Order (DSO) är en brittisk krigsdekoration instiftad 1886. Den utdelas till officerare från Storbritannien och tidigare till stater inom Samväldet, för framstående insatser eller personlig tapperhet i strid. Den är en av Storbritanniens förnämsta krigsdekorationer.
Mottagare i urval
- Frederick Russell Burnham
- Cyril Brudenell White
- Bernard Freyberg
- Henry William Murray
- William Birdwood
- Arthur Cobby
- George Vasey
- Thomas Blamey
- T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence Of Arabia)
- Robert Little
- Roderic Dallas
- Clive Caldwell
- Edward Mannock
- Billy Bishop
- A. F. W. Beauchamp Proctor
- Bernard Montgomery
- Richard Williams
- Moshe Dayan
- Guy Gibson
- Max Manus
- Leif Andreas Larsen (Shetlands-Larsen)
I populärkultur
Medaljen finns på framsidan av Carl Hamilton-boken I hennes majestäts tjänst av författaren Jan Guillou.
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Distinguished Service Order (DSO). After the 1993 review, the DSO ceased to be awarded for gallantry - replaced by the new all service, all ranks Conspicuous Gallantry Cross at the level below the VC. Although theoretically available to all ranks, the DSO, now awarded for distinguished leadership during active operations against the enemy, is likely to be awarded only to the more senior officers ranks.
Description: A gold cross, with curved edges, overlaid in white enamel. The obverse of the medal has at the centre of the cross a raised laurel wreath, enamelled green, surrounding the Imperial Crown in gold, on a red enamelled background. The reverse has a similar raised centre with the laurel wreath surrounding the Royal Cypher 'VRI'. The suspender is decorated with laurel leaves, and a bar of the same design is positioned at the top of the ribbon.
Clasp. A gold bar ornamented by the Crown may be issued to DSO holders performing a further act of such leadership, which would have merited award of the DSO.
Ribbon. Crimson flanked by narrow dark blue stripes at the edges.
History. The DSO was instituted originally to reward junior officers in the Army for distinguished service or acts of gallantry against the enemy. While the Order of the Bath had been available for senior officers and the Distinguished Conduct Medal for the other ranks, no award below the level of the Victoria Cross (VC) had existed for junior officers. The DSO was also made available to junior officers of the other services.
- Organization: MOD
- Object Name: RPG001
- Keywords: Distinguished Service Order, Medal, Award, DSO
- Country: UK