Distinguished Service Order Miniature EIIRThe 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

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This medal was awarded to personnel who had served in an operational theatre of war either on land

The KBE or DBE:

Eligible personnel included members of:

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No bars have been awarded to the EIIR issue

including people whose work has made them known nationally in their chosen area

ensuring precise authenticity and lasting quality

skill and devotion to duty whilst flying in non-operational circumstances

In the year 2012