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Distinguished Service Order

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Distinguished Service Order
Obverse of the badge (George V)
Awarded by the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations
Type Order
Eligibility Members of the Armed Forces
Status Currently awarded
Sovereign Charles III
Grades (w/ post-nominals) Companion
Statistics
Established 6 September 1886
Total inductees
Precedence
Next (higher) Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Next (lower) Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order
DSO ribbon

The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military award given by the United Kingdom.