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Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order. Ribbon bar of the order. The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, as well as formerly of other parts of the Commonwealth, awarded for operational gallantry for highly successful command and leadership during active operations, typically in actual combat.
Roland Walker. General Sir Charles Roland Vincent Walker, KCB, DSO, ADC Gen (born 14 May 1970) is a senior British Army officer, who served as Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Military Strategy and Operations) from April 2021 until June 2024. [1] He became Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, on 15 June 2024.
Borton was commissioned into the Royal Highland Fusiliers on 4 September 1988. [4] After serving as a Staff Officer at the headquarters of Multi-National Division (South-East) (Iraq), [3] then Commanding Officer of the Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland in 2008, Borton was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) on 6 March 2009 for his military ...
Major General John Dutton Frost, CB, DSO & Bar, MC, DL (31 December 1912 – 21 May 1993) was an airborne officer of the British Army, best known for being the leader of the small group of British airborne troops that actually arrived at Arnhem bridge during the Battle of Arnhem in Operation Market Garden, in the Second World War.
Military career. Strickland was commissioned into 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles on 3 September 1989. [1] He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2006 New Year Honours. [2] He undertook a tour in Afghanistan as commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, Royal Gurkha Rifles in Helmand Province in 2010, [3] for ...
Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service. Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States) NATO Meritorious Service Medal. Lieutenant General Andrew Sean David Harrison, DSO, MBE (born January 1967) is a retired senior officer in the British Army who served as the Deputy Commander of United Nations Command in South Korea from 2021 to 2023.
Commander 1st Class of the Order of the Dannebrog (Denmark) Lieutenant General Douglas McKenzie Chalmers, CB, DSO, OBE (born 26 February 1966) is a former British Army officer who served as Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Military Strategy & Operations) from 2018 to 2021. He is currently Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge.
Operation Barras. Awards. Distinguished Service Order. Officer of the Order of the British Empire. Military Cross. Major General John Taylor Holmes, DSO, OBE, MC (born 22 July 1949) is a retired British Army officer who served as Director Special Forces from 1999 to 2001, which included command of Operation Barras in September 2000.