Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military award given by the United Kingdom.
| Distinguished Service Order | |
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| Obverse of the badge (George V) | |
| Awarded by the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations | |
| Type | Order |
| Eligibility | Members of the Armed Forces |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| Sovereign | Charles III |
| Grades (w/ post-nominals) | Companion |
| Statistics | |
| Established | 6 September 1886 |
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| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
| Next (lower) | Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order |
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| DSO ribbon | |
Distinguished Service Order Media
Distinguished Service Order, King George V reverse
Bar for additional DSO award
Major Paul Garneau, of the Royal 22e Régiment, with the DSO he received for "gallant and distinguished services in the combined attack on Dieppe" after his investiture at Buckingham Palace in October 1942
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