Distinguished Service Order Miniature EIIR gsm 1962 ni represented by a silver rosette

represented by a silver rosette when wearing ribbons alone

The plaques became treasured family heirlooms and remain one of the most important memorial artefacts associated with the First World War

This bar was the first awarded for 26 years

Catherine Parr

Distinguished Service Order Miniature EIIR gsm 1962 ni represented by a silver rosetteThe Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other Commonwealth countries, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat. It was instituted on 6 September 1886 by Queen Victoria in a Royal Warrant published in the London Gazette on 9 November. It is typically awarded to officers ranked Major (or its equivalent) or