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For other uses, see Distinguished Service Order (disam- junior ocers. During the First World War, 8,981 DSOs
biguation). were awarded, each award being announced in The Lon-
The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military don Gazette.
The order was established for rewarding individual in-
stances of meritorious or distinguished service in war. It
was a military order, until recently for ocers only, and
normally given for service under re 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 re
(often to sta ocers, which caused resentment among
front-line ocers). After 1 January 1917, commanders
in the eld were instructed to recommend this award only
for those serving under re. Prior to 1943, the order could
be given only to someone mentioned in despatches. The
order is generally given to ocers in command, above the
rank of captain. A number of more junior ocers were
awarded the DSO, and this was often regarded as an ac-
knowledgement that the ocer had only just missed out
on the award of the Victoria Cross.[7] In 1942, the award
of the DSO was extended to ocers of the Merchant
Navy who had performed acts of gallantry while under
enemy attack.[8]
2 Modern era
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Archibald Walter Buckle, rose from being a naval Category:Companions of the Distinguished Service
rating in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve to com- Order
mand the Anson Battalion of the Royal Naval Divi-
sion during the First World War.
7 References
William Denman Croft,[11] First World War army
ocer [1] Defence Internet|Fact Sheets|Guide to Honours
William Robert Aufrere Dawson, Queens Own [2] Medal Yearbook 2013. Honiton, Devon: Token. 2013. p.
Royal West Kent Regiment during the First World 82. ISBN 978-1-908-828-00-2.
War, wounded nine times and mentioned in
[3] Precedence of the British orders Website of Burkes
despatches four times Peerage & Gentry
Basil Embry, Second World War Royal Air Force [4] The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 35729. p. 4328.
ocer 2 October 1942. Retrieved 28 March 2008.
Bernard Freyberg, also awarded Victoria Cross [5] The London Gazette: no. 25641. pp. 53855386. 9
November 1886. Retrieved 28 March 2008.
Edward Albert Gibbs, Second World War destroyer
[6] The London Gazette: no. 25650. pp. 59755976. 9
captain[12] November 1886. Retrieved 28 March 2008.
Arnold Jackson, British Army ocer and 1500 me- [7] Orders and Decorations Distinguished Service Order.
tres Olympic gold medal winner in 1912 Veterans Aairs Canada. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
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8 External links
UK Cabinet Oce, Honours System: Orders of
Chivalry
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