Companion of Distinguished Service Order

Companion of Distinguished Service Order ¬タモ The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other Commonwealth countries instituted in 1886. It is awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.
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