Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is awarded for leadership during operations. It may be awarded to any rank, but the majority of awards are to officers of at least the rank of Lieutenant Colonel (or equivalent) commanding recognised formations. Although an Order, and with only one Class - Companion - bars may be awarded for further periods of service meriting an appointment to the Order.
- Major Charles Kane Antelme, Welsh Guards, July 2008
- Wing Commander Stuart David Atha, Royal Air Force, October 2003; later awarded QCVS for service in Afghanistan
- Brigadier Graham John Binns CBE MC, late The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire, October 2003; CBE and MC both for actions in former Yugoslavia; previously appointed MBE for service in Northern Ireland
- Major John Henry Bowron, The Light Infantry, March 2005; previously awarded QCVS for service in Northern Ireland, later appointed OBE for further service in Iraq
- Major General Robin Vaughan Brims CBE, late The Light Infantry, October 2003; CBE for service in Northern Ireland, previously Mentioned in Despatches, and appointed MBE and OBE, all for services in Northern Ireland; also awarded QCVS for service in former Yugoslavia; later appointed Officer of US Legion of Merit for service in Iraq and appointed CB
- Major James Chenevix Coote, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, March 2005
- Major James Alexander Delacour De Labilliere MBE, The Rifles, March 2010; MBE for service in former Yugoslavia / Albania
- Brigadier Timothy Paul Evans MBE, late The Light Infantry, March 2008; previously Mentioned in Despatches for actions in the Gulf (not gazetted until 1997)
- Major Angus George Costeker Fair, The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, December 2006; bar awarded for later service in Afghanistan
- Major General Graeme Cameron Maxwell Lamb CMG OBE, late The Queen's Own Highlanders, April 2004; OBE for service in the Gulf (not gazetted until 1994), also Mentioned in Despatches and awarded QCVS for actions in Northern Ireland; later appointed Officer of US Legion of Merit for service in Iraq
- Lieutenant Colonel Justin Charles Wladyslaw Maciejewski MBE, The Rifles, March 2008; previously awarded QCVS for service in Iraq
- Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Philip Maer MBE, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, March 2005; MBE for service in former Yugoslavia
- Lieutenant Colonel Jorge Emanuel Mendonca MBE, The Queen's Lancashire Regiment, April 2004
- Colonel Gordon Kenneth Messenger OBE, Royal Marines, October 2003; OBE for service in former Yugoslavia, bar to DSO awarded for later service in Afghanistan
- Lieutenant Colonel Michael Lawrence Riddell-Webster, The Black Watch, October 2003; previously awarded QCVS for service in former Yugoslavia, later awarded QCVS for service in Northern Ireland
- Lieutenant Colonel Patrick Nicholas Yardley Monrad Sanders OBE, The Rifles, July 2008; OBE for previous service in Iraq
- Major Richard Cowan Taylor, The Life Guards, October 2003
- Wing Commander Ian David Teakle OBE, Royal Air Force, October 2003; OBE for service in Kosovo / Macedonia
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