List of British Gallantry Awards For The War in Afghanistan - Distinguished Service Order

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.

Bar to DSO:

  • Lieutenant Colonel James Alexander Delacour De Labilliere DSO MBE, The Rifles, March 2012; original award for service in Iraq, MBE for service in former Yugoslavia / Albania
  • Lieutenant Colonel Angus George Costeker Fair DSO, The Light Dragoons, March 2010; original award for service in Iraq
  • Brigadier Gordon Kenneth Messenger DSO OBE, Royal Marines, September 2009; original award for service in Iraq, OBE for service in former Yugoslavia

DSO:

  • Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Martin Birrell, Royal Marines, July 2008; previously Mentioned in Despatches for actions in Northern Iraq / Southern Turkey
  • Major Paul Allen Blair, The Parachute Regiment, December 2006
  • Lieutenant Colonel Nicholas Robert Macrae Borton, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, March 2009
  • Lieutenant Colonel Edward Adam Butler MBE, The Royal Green Jackets, October 2002 (not gazetted until March 2005); previously Mentioned in Despatches for actions in Northern Ireland, awarded QCVS for service in former Yugoslavia and QCVS for service in Sierra Leone (also not gazetted until March 2005); later appointed CBE for further service in Afghanistan
  • Major General Nicholas Patrick Carter CBE, late Royal Green Jackets, March 2011; CBE for previous service in Afghanistan; previously awarded QCVS for service in former Yugoslavia and QCVS for service in Iraq, also appointed OBE for service in former Yugoslavia / Albania
  • Lieutenant Colonel Stuart William Carver, The Royal Anglian Regiment, March 2008; previously Mentioned in Despatches for actions in Northern Ireland
  • Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Desmond Cavanagh, The Rifles, September 2009
  • Lieutenant Colonel Charles Seymour Collins MBE, The Rifles, March 2011
  • Brigadier James Michael Cowan OBE, late The Royal Regiment of Scotland, September 2010; OBE for service in Iraq; also awarded QCVS for service in Iraq and Mentioned in Despatches for actions in Northern Ireland
  • Lieutenant Colonel Edward Anthony Fenton, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, September 2012
  • Major Giles Richard Harris MBE, Welsh Guards, March 2010; MBE for service in Iraq
  • Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Sean David Harrison MBE, The Parachute Regiment, September 2011; MBE for service in Sierra Leone; also awarded QCVS for service in Iraq
  • Lieutenant Colonel Matthew John Holmes, Royal Marines, July 2007
  • Lieutenant Colonel Harry Arthur Blair Holt OBE, Irish Guards, September 2010; previously awarded QCVS for "service in the field"
  • Lieutenant Colonel Paul Melvyn James, Royal Marines, March 2011
  • Lieutenant Colonel Nicholas Jan Kitson, The Rifles, September 2010
  • Brigadier John Gordon Lorimer MBE, late The Parachute Regiment, March 2008
  • Major General John Chalmers McColl CBE, late The Royal Anglian Regiment, October 2002; CBE for service in former Yugoslavia; also Mentioned in Despatches for actions in former Yugoslavia and appointed OBE for service in Northern Ireland; later appointed Officer of US Legion of Merit for service in Iraq and appointed KCB
  • Lieutenant Colonel James Andrew John Morris, Royal Marines, September 2009
  • Major Marcus James Mudd, The Queen's Royal Lancers, March 2011
  • Lieutenant Colonel Ewen Alexander Murchison MBE, Royal Marines, March 2012; MBE for previous service in Afghanistan
  • Captain Jaimie McCoy Norman, Royal Marines, March 2008
  • Major Nicholas Charles Laybourne Perry, The King's Royal Hussars, July 2008; later appointed MBE for further service in Afghanistan
  • Brigadier Timothy Buchan Radford OBE, late The Light Infantry, March 2010; previously appointed MBE for service in Northern Ireland
  • Wing Commander Martin Elliott Sampson, Royal Air Force, September 2006
  • Major Justin George Edward Stenhouse, The Queen's Dragoon Guards, September 2012
  • Lieutenant Colonel Gerald Mark Strickland MBE, The Royal Gurkha Rifles, March 2011; awarded QCVS for previous service in Afghanistan
  • Brigadier Jeremy Hywel Thomas, Royal Marines, July 2007
  • Lieutenant Colonel Robert John Thomson MBE, The Rifles, March 2010; previously awarded US Bronze Star Medal for actions in Iraq
  • Lieutenant Colonel Stuart John Craig Tootal OBE, The Parachute Regiment, December 2006
  • Major Ian Alexander Jonathan Turner, Irish Guards, September 2011
  • Lieutenant Colonel Charles Roland Vincent Walker, Grenadier Guards, September 2010
  • Lieutenant Colonel Colin Richard James Weir MBE, The Royal Irish Regiment, September 2011

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