Distinguished Service Order
Americannoun
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He also had an array of medals on his left chest, including the Distinguished Service Order, of which very few have been awarded since 1979.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2025
He received a number of accolades during his military career, including a Distinguished Service Order - an award given for highly successful command and leadership during active operations.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2024
Munro was among those who were awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his part in the attack.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 4, 2015
An outspoken pacifist prior to World War I, Read nonetheless joined the Royal Army in 1915, won the Distinguished Service Order and Military Cross for heroism in the trenches.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thirty-five Old Cliftonian officers served in the campaign of 1897 on the Indian Frontier, of whom twenty-two were mentioned in despatches and six recommended for the Distinguished Service Order.
From Collected Poems 1897 - 1907, by Henry Newbolt by Newbolt, Henry John, Sir
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