Decorations

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Distinguished Service Order (DSO)

Distinguished Service Order (DSO)

The DSO was the second highest decoration for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, usually in real combat.

The award was normally given only to officers with rank higher than Captain but lower-ranking officers were also decorated - often to acknowledge that they had just missed out on the higher ranking Victoria Cross.

Recipients, officially called "Companions of the Distinguished Service Order" are entitled to use post-nominal letters of "DSO".

A bar is added to the ribbon for each additional award of order (several got 3 bars - i.e. awarded 4 times the DSO).


CommanderDate  Command
Capt. Addis, Charles Thorburn, DSO, RN5 Jan 1944  HMS Sheffield (24)
Lt. Agar, Augustus Willington Shelton, VC, DSO, RN11 Nov 1919  
Capt. Agnew, William Gladstone, DSO, RN6 Apr 1943  HMS Aurora (12)
Lt. Ainslie, Michael Frederic Roberts, DSC, DSO, RN23 Nov 1943  HMS Shakespeare (P 221)
Lt.Cdr. Alexander, Robert, DSO, RN31 Mar 1943  HMS Vivacious (D 36)
Lt.Cdr. Alexander, Robert Love, DSO, RN10 Aug 1943  HMS Truculent (P 315)
Cdr. (retired) Allen, Conway Benning, DSO, RN5 Jan 1943  
Cdr. Allison, John Hamilton, DSO, RN7 Jun 1940  HMS Worcester (D 96)
Lt.Cdr. Alliston, John Melvill, DSC, DSO, RN1 May 1945  
Capt. Andrewes, William Gerrard, DSO, RN23 May 1944  
Lt. Annesley, John Campbell, DSO, RN23 Jul 1918  
Capt. Arliss, Stephen Harry Tolson, DSO, RN8 Jan 1942  HMAS Napier (G 97)
Capt. Armstrong, Harold Thomas, DSC, DSO, RN1 Dec 1942  
Armstrong, John Malet, DSO, RAN1 May 1945  
Capt. Ashbourne, , DSO, RN21 Dec 1943  HMS Ariadne (M 65)
Rear-Admiral Ashmore, Leslie Haliburton, DSO, RN18 Jan 1944  
Lt.Cdr. Austen, Nigel Hubert George, DSO, RN26 May 1942  HMS Hasty (H 24)
Lt.Cdr. (retired) Ayre, Albert, DSO, RNR19 Oct 1943  

Lt.Cdr. Baillie-Grohman, Harold Tom, DSO, RN17 Apr 1918  
Capt. Bain, Donald Keppel, DSO, RN4 Jan 1944  HMS Norfolk (78)
Baines, Edward Francis, DSO, RN 0000  
S.Lt. Baker, Arthur Bannatyne Arnold, DSO, RN???  
Cdr. Baker-Cresswell, Addison Joe, DSO, RN1 Aug 1941  HMS Bulldog (H 91)
Lt. Balston, Edward Francis, DSO, RN12 Nov 1940  HMS Tribune (N 76)
Cdr. Barnard, Geoffrey, DSO, RN29 Jul 1941  
Cdr. Barnes, John Richard, DSO, RN25 Aug 1944  
Lt. Barry, Claud Barrington, DSO, RN21 Jun 1918  
Capt. Bayliss, Horace Temple Taylor, DSO, RN10 Jul 1945  
Cdr. Beale, George Henry, OBE, DSO, RN8 Jan 1942  
Lt. Beckley, Denis John, DSO, RN17 Nov 1942  HMS Sturgeon (N 73)
Capt. Belben, George Devereux, DSC, DSO, RN4 Apr 1944  
Lt. Bennington, Leslie William Abel, DSC, DSO, RN29 Dec 1942  HMS Porpoise (N 14)
Capt. Benson, Richard Stoddart, DSO, RN23 Dec 1939  HMS Exmouth (H 02)
Capt. Berthon, Edward Lyon, DSC, DSO, RN25 Nov 1941  
T/A/Lt.Cdr. Beverley, Herbert James, DSC, DSO, RNR30 Jul 1942  HMS Vetch (K 132)
Cdr. Bickford, Edward Oscar, DSO, RN23 Dec 1939  HMS Salmon (N 65)
Capt. Bickford, Jack Grant, DSC, DSO, RN16 Aug 1940  HMS Express (H 61)
Cdr. Biggs, Hilary Worthington, DSO, RN28 Jun 1940  HMS Hero (H 99)
Lt. Biggs, Reginald Charles, DSC, DSO, RN30 Jul 1942  
Lt.Cdr. Billot, Godfrey Philip, RD, DSO, RNR18 May 1943  
Lt.Cdr. Birch, John Travis Beaufoy, DSO, RN8 Sep 1942  HMS Hurworth (L 28)
Lt. Bitmead, Jack, DSO, RN30 Jul 1942  HMS Forester (H 74)
Cdr. (retired) Blackburn, John Fulford, DSO, RN29 Jul 1941  
S.Lt. Blackman, Charles Maurice, DSO, RN16 Sep 1919  
Cdr. Bockett-Pugh, Ian Hamilton, DSO, RN10 Apr 1942  HMS Westcott (D 47 / I 47)
Lt.Cdr. Bone, Howard Francis, DSO, RN13 Nov 1940  HMS Tigris (N 63)
Cdr. Boswell, Lennox Albert Knox, DSO, RN1 Jan 1940  HMS Pelican (L 86 / U 86)
Capt. Boutwood, John Wilfred, DSO, RN7 Dec 1943  
Capt. Bovell, Henry Cecil, DSO, RN10 Nov 1942  HMS Victorious (38)
Lt. Boyd, Robert, DSC, DSO, RN11 Jul 1944  HMS Untiring (P 59)
T/Lt. Boyd, Thomas Wilson, DSO, RNVR21 May 1942  
Lt.Cdr. Boys-Smith, Humphry Gilbert, DSO, RNR16 Aug 1940  HMS Anemone (K 48)
Brett, Robert Ernest, DSO, RNR17 Dec 1943  HMS Seaham (J 123)
Capt. Brewer, Godfrey Noel, DSO, RN19 Oct 1943  
Lt.Cdr. (retired) Bridgman, Clement Edward, DSO, RNR3 Nov 1942  HMS Dianthus (K 95)
Lt.Cdr. Bristowe, Robert Henry, DSO, RN6 Sep 1940  
Lt. Bromage, John Henry, DSC, DSO, RN6 Apr 1943  HMS Sahib (P 212)
Lt.Cdr. Brooke, Ronald de Leighton, DSC, DSO, RN4 May 1943  HMS Wheatland (L 122)
Lt.Cdr. Brookes, Russell Stanhope, DSO, RN29 Jun 1943  HMS Clyde (N 12)
Capt. Brooking, Patrick William Beresford, DSO, RN6 Apr 1943  HMS Sirius (82)
Lt.Cdr. Browne, Hugh Christopher, DSO, RN30 Sep 1941  
Capt. Brownrigg, Thomas Marcus, OBE, DSO, RN14 Nov 1944  
Cdr. Bryant, Benjamin, DSC, DSO, RN23 Mar 1943  HMS Safari (P 211)
Buchanan, Alfred Edgar, DSO, RAN27 Mar 1945  HMAS Arunta (I 30)
Cdr. Buchanan, Herbert James, DSO, RAN27 Aug 1940  HMS Vanity (L 38)
Lt.Cdr. Buckley, Peter Noel, DSO, RN21 Aug 1945  
Lt.Cdr. Burch, Ronald James, DSO, RN28 Jun 1940  HMS Narwhal (N 45)
Capt. Burghard, Geoffrey Frederic, DSO, RN11 Jun 1946  
Capt. Bush, Eric Wheler, DSC, DSO, RN16 Aug 1940  
Cdr. Buzzard, Anthony Wass, DSO, RN11 Jul 1940  

Capt. Campbell, Ian Murray Robertson, DSO, RN1 Dec 1942  HMS Milne (G 14)
Cdr. Carlill, Stephen Hope, DSO, RN17 Mar 1942  HMS Farndale (L 70)
Cdr. Case, Richard Vere Essex, DSC, RD, DSO, RNR13 Apr 1943  HMS Rother (K 224)
Cdr. (retired) Castens, George William Emil, DSO, RN14 Dec 1943  HMS Stork (L 81 / U 81)
Lt.Cdr. Cavenagh-Mainwaring, Maurice Kildare, DSO, RN12 Nov 1940  HMS Tuna (N 94)
Lt.Cdr. Cayley, Richard Douglas, DSO, RN29 Jul 1941  
Capt. Cazalet, Peter Grenville Lyon, DSC, DSO, RN10 Jul 1945  HMS Myngs (R 06)
Lt. Chapman, Paul Charles, DSC, DSO, RN24 Oct 1944  
Cdr. Chatwin, Cecil Athos Newcome, DSO, RN26 Jul 1940  
Chatwin, Charles Leslie, DSO, RNVR11 Sep 1945  HMS Cynthia (J 345)
Cdr. Chavasse, Evelyn Henry, DSC, DSO, RN7 Sep 1943  
Lt. Clarabut, Guy Stewart Chetwode, DSO, RN19 Oct 1943  
Capt. Clarke, Arthur Wellesley, DSO, RN16 Mar 1943  HMS Sheffield (24)
Capt. Clarke, Charles Philip, DSO, RN4 Jan 1944  
Cdr. Cleeves, York McLeod, RD, DSC, DSO, RNR16 Aug 1940  HMS Clematis (K 36)
Lt. Clutterbuck, Robert Julian, DSO, RN25 Feb 1944  HMS Torbay (N 79)
Lt.Cdr. Coats, Ernest Colin, DSC, DSO, RN31 Mar 1942  
Cdr. Colthurst, Anthony Paul, DSO, RN1 Dec 1942  
Lt.Cdr. Colvin, George Robson, DSC, DSO, RN23 Mar 1943  
Cdr. Conder, Edward Reignier, DSC, DSO, RN27 Aug 1940  HMS Whitshed (D 77)
Cdr. Cooper, Edward Tyndale, DSO, RN30 Sep 1941  
Lt.Cdr. Courage, Rafe Edward, DSO, RN7 Jun 1940  HMS Havock (H 43)
Cdr. Crawford, John Stuart, DSO, RN24 Sep 1940  HMS Zulu (F 18)
Lt.Cdr. Crease, Thomas Crosbie, DSO, RN30 Jul 1942  
Capt. Creasy, George Elvey, DSO, RN11 Jul 1940  
Capt. Creswell, George Hector, DSC, DSO, RN23 Dec 1939  HMS Afridi (F 07)
Capt. Crombie, John Harvey Forbes, DSO, RN26 May 1942  HMS Bramble (i) (J 11)
Cdr. Cronyn, St. John, DSO, RN1 Jan 1941  
Lt. Crouch, Cecil Bernard, DSO, RN4 Feb 1941  HMS Thunderbolt (N 25)
Cdr. Currey, Edmund Neville Vincent, DSC, DSO, RN14 Nov 1944  

Cdr. Dalison, John Standley, DSO, RN1 Jan 1943  
Cdr. Dallmeyer, William Alexander, DSO, RN31 Dec 1940  HMS Highlander (H 44)
Capt. Daniel, Charles Saumarez, DSO, RN23 Dec 1939  HMS Faulknor (H 62)
Lt. Daniell, Anthony Robert, DSC, DSO, RN28 Sep 1943  
Lt. Davies, Richard Bell, DSO, RN10 Apr 1915  
Capt. Davis, William Wellclose, DSO, RN19 May 1944  HMS Mauritius (80)
Cdr. Day, Edward Campbell Lacy, DSO, RN1 Jan 1944  
Capt. de Salis, Antony Fane, DSO, RN8 Aug 1941  HMS Faulknor (H 62)
Cdr. De Wolf, Henry George, DSO, RCN27 May 1944  HMCS Haida (G 63)
Cdr. (retired) Dean, Brian, DSO, RN6 Jun 1940  HMS Sabre (H 18)
Lt.Cdr. Deneys, James Godfrey Wood, DSO, RN6 May 1941  HMS Vanoc (H 33)
Rear-Admiral Denny, Michael Maynard, DSO, RN23 Oct 1945  
Lt.Cdr. Dewhurst, Ronald Hugh, DSO, RN1 Jan 1941  HMS Rorqual (N 74)
Lt. Dickens, Peter Gerald Charles, DSC, DSO, RN13 Jul 1943  
Capt. Dickinson, Norman Vincent, DSC, DSO, RN16 Mar 1943  
Capt. Dickson, Robert Kirk, DSO, RN22 May 1942  HMS Manxman (M 70)
Cdr. Dolphin, George Verner Motley, DSO, RN14 Nov 1944  
Rear-Admiral Douglas-Pennant, Cyril Eustace, DSC, DSO, RN14 Nov 1944  
Lt. Drummond, James Ralph, DSC, DSO, RN27 Jul 1943  HMS Sickle (P 224)
Lt. Duff, Arthur Anthony, DSC, DSO, RN11 Apr 1944  HMS Stubborn (P 238)
T/Lt. Duff-Still, Henry McLean, DSO, RNVR6 Jul 1943  
Cdr. D'Arcy, Kenneth Judge, DSO, RN11 Nov 1941  
Lt. D'Oyly-Hughes, Guy, DSC, DSO, RN8 Oct 1915  

Cdr. Eaton, John William Musgrave, DSC, DSO, RN19 Aug 1941  
Ede, Lionel James Spencer, DSO, RN16 Aug 1940  HMS Salamander (J 86)
Lt.Cdr. Egan, Rupert Cyril, DSO, RN30 Mar 1944  HMS Petard (G 56)
Capt. Ellis, Robert Meyrick, DSO, RN14 Oct 1941  HMS Suffolk (55)
Cdr. Ellison, Henry Bramhall, DSO, RN11 Jul 1940  HMS Fowey (L 15 / U 15)
Capt. Everett, Douglas Henry, DSO, RN23 Feb 1940  
Lt.Cdr. Evershed, Walter, DSO, RN3 Dec 1940  HMS Jersey (F 72)

Lt.Cdr. Faichney, William Nelson Mitchell, DSO, RNR4 Mar 1941  HMS Rhododendron (K 78), HMS Armeria (K 187)
Capt. Fancourt, Henry Lockhart St. John, DSO, RN16 Mar 1943  HMS Argus (D 49)
Capt. Farncomb, Harold Bruce, DSO, RAN9 Feb 1943  HMAS Australia (D 84)
Lt.Cdr. Farnfield, Gilbert Lescombe, DSO, RN11 Nov 1941  
Capt. Farquhar, John Wentworth, DSO, RN14 Nov 1944  
Capt. Faulkner, Hugh Webb, DSO, RN16 Mar 1943  
Capt. Firth, Charles Leslie, DSO, RN27 Jun 1944  HMS Troubridge (R 00)
Cdr. Fisher, Ben James, DSO, RN2 Jun 1943  
Cdr. Fogg-Elliott, Mark, DSO, RN11 Jul 1940  HMS Delight (H 38)
Lt.Cdr. Forbes, John Hay, DSO, RN9 May 1940  HMS Spearfish (N 69)
Lt.Cdr. Francis, Philip Stewart, DSO, RN30 Jun 1942  
Lt.Cdr. Franks, Robert Denys, OBE, DSO, RN10 Aug 1943  
Lt.Cdr. Freaker, Ronald Clifford, DSO, RNR9 Sep 1941  HMS Nasturtium (K 107)
Capt. Friedberger, Wiliam Howard Dennis, DSO, RN8 Sep 1942  HMS Welshman (M 84)

Cdr. Gibbs, Edward Albert, DSO, RN23 Dec 1939  HMS Fortune (H 70)
Lt. Gordon, Cecil, DSO, RN3 Nov 1944  HMS Universal (P 57)
Cdr. Gordon, Roderick Cosmo, DSO, RN14 Jan 1941  HMS Intrepid (D 10)
Capt. Gornall, James Parrington, DSO, RN14 Jun 1945  HMS Orion (85)
Cdr. Gotto, Renfrew, DSO, RN7 Jun 1940  
Cdr. Graham, Harry Robert, DSO, RN9 Jul 1940  HMS Escapade (H 17)
Capt. Graham, Quintin Dick, DSO, RN4 May 1943  HMS Unicorn (D 72)
Capt. Grant, Harold Taylor Wood, DSO, RCN5 Jan 1944  HMS Enterprise (D 52)
Lt.Cdr. Grant, John, DSO, RN30 Jul 1942  
Cdr. Grant, John William, DSO, RN9 Jun 1942  HMS Penelope (97)
Capt. Grantham, Guy, DSO, RN3 Jun 1941  HMS Phoebe (43)
Capt. Greening, Charles Woollven, DSC, DSO, RN10 Nov 1953  
Lt. Gregory, George David Archibald, DSO, RN23 Dec 1939  HMS Sturgeon (N 73)
Lt.Cdr. Gregory-Smith, William Frank Niemann, DSC, DSO, RN8 Sep 1942  
Lt.Cdr. Gretton, Peter William, DSC, OBE, DSO, RN10 Nov 1942  
Cdr. Grey, Andrew Nichol, DSO, RN19 Jul 1940  HMS Fleetwood (L 47 / U 47)
Lt.Cdr. (retired) Gwinner, Clive, DSO, RN20 Oct 1942  HMS Lulworth (Y 60)

Lt.Cdr. Hall, Harry John, DSC, RD, DSO, RNR11 May 1943  HMS Lotus (ii) (K 130)
Halsey, Thomas Edgar, DSO, RN7 Jun 0194  
Lt. Hamilton, Louis Henry Keppel, DSO, RN24 Sep 1915  
Lt.Cdr. Hanson, Ronald John, DSC, DSO, RN2 Oct 1942  HMS Albrighton (L 12)
Cdr. Hardy, Cecil Campbell, DSO, RN12 Nov 1940  HMS Falmouth (L 34 / U 34)
Lt. Harrison, Peter Robert Helfrich, DSC, DSO, RN6 Nov 1942  HMS Ultimatum (P 34)
Lt.Cdr. Hart, Raymond, DSC, DSO, RN14 Aug 1945  
Lt.Cdr. Hawkins, William Alan Frank, DSC, OBE, DSO, RN1 Sep 1942  HMS Partridge (G 30)
Lt.Cdr. Hayes, John Douglas, DSO, RN28 Oct 1941  HMS Croome (L 62)
Cdr. Haynes, Henry John, DSC, DSO, RN (retired)15 Aug 1941  HMS Caledon (D 53)
Cdr. Heathcote, Ralph, DSO, RN1 Jan 1943  HMS Fame (H 78)
Capt. Henderson, Harold Pitcairn, DSO, RN11 Jun 1946  
Cdr. Hewitt, John Graham, DSO, RN25 Jun 1940  
Lt.Cdr. Hezlet, Arthur Richard, DSC, DSO, RN29 Dec 1944  HMS Trenchant (P 331)
Capt. Hickling, Harold, DSO, RN30 Sep 1941  HMS Glasgow (21)
Lt.Cdr. Hicks, Roger Bertram Nettleton, DSO, RN27 Aug 1940  HMS Vimiera (L 29)
Cdr. Hilken, Thomas John Norman, DSO, RN27 Dec 1940  
Capt. Hill, Duncan Codwise, DSO, RN10 Jul 1945  
Lt.Cdr. Hill, Roger Percival, DSO, RN10 Nov 1942  
Cdr. Hinton, Eric Percival, DSO, RN16 Aug 1940  HMS Halcyon (J 42)
Lt.Cdr. Hodges, John Michael, DSO, RN21 Aug 1942  HMS Anthony (H 40)
Cdr. Holland-Martin, Douglas Eric, DSC, DSO, RN23 Jul 1943  
Cdr. Howard-Johnston, Clarence Dirsmore, DSO, RN2 Jan 1942  
Capt. Hughes-Hallett, John, DSO, RN2 Oct 1942  
Lt. Hunt, George Edward, DSC, DSO, RN5 Sep 1944  HMS Ultor (P 53)
Lt.Cdr. Hussey, William Frederick Eyre, DSC, DSO, RN24 Feb 1942  HMS Lively (G 40)
Lt.Cdr. Hutchinson, Christopher Haynes, DSO, RN9 May 1940  
Cdr. Hutton, Reginald Maurice James, DSO, RN19 Nov 1942  HMS Laforey (G 99)

Cdr. Jay, Alan David Hastings, DSC, DSO, RN8 Dec 1942  HMS Harrier (J 71)
Cdr. Jellicoe, Christopher Theodore, DSC, DSO, RN8 Sep 1942  
Cdr. Jennings, Richard Borthwick, DSO, RN13 Apr 1943  HMS Sidmouth (J 47)
Cdr. Jessel, Richard Frederick, DSC, DSO, RN26 May 1942  
Lt.Cdr. Johns, Arthur Henry Tyndall, DSO, RN13 Apr 1943  
Jolly, Leonard, DSO, RNVR11 Sep 1945  HMS Elfreda (J 402)
Cdr. Jones, Basil, DSC, DSO, RN27 Jul 1943  HMS Isis (D 87)
Lt. Jones, John Ivor, DSC, DSO, RNR17 Nov 1942  HMS Primula (K 14)

Lt.Cdr. Kerans, John Simon, DSO, RN5 Aug 1949  
Lt. Kershaw, John Bertram de Betham, DSO, RN17 Jul 1942  HMS Uproar (P 31)
T/A/Lt.Cdr. King, Clarence Aubrey, DSO, RCNR26 Dec 1942  HMCS Oakville (K 178)
Cdr. King, Henry Alexander, DSO, RN8 Jan 1942  
Cdr. King, Hugh Valentine, OBE, DSO, RN9 Nov 1943  HMS Rochester (L 50 / U 50)
Lt. King, William Donald Aelian, DSO, RN9 May 1940  HMS Snapper (N 39)
Cdr. Kinloch, David Charles, DSO, RN16 Mar 1943  HMS Obedient (G 48)
Cdr. Kitcat, John Percy de Winton, DSO, RN21 Aug 1945  

Lt. Lakin, Richard Barklie, DSC, DSO, RN9 Mar 1943  
Capt. Larcom, Charles Arthur Aiskew, DSO, RN14 Oct 1941  
Lt. Launders, James Stuart, DSO, RN30 Jan 1945  
Lt.Cdr. Layard, Arthur Frank Capel, DSO, RN16 Mar 1943  
Cdr. Layman, Herbert Francis Hope, DSO, RN7 Jun 1940  HMS Hotspur (H 01)
Capt. Leach, John Catterall, DSO, RN14 Oct 1941  HMS Prince of Wales (53)
Cdr. Lean, John Trevor, DSO, RN28 Jun 1940  HMS Punjabi (F 21)
Lt.Cdr. Lee-Barber, John, DSO, RN9 Jul 1940  HMS Griffin (H 31)
Capt. Lees, Dennis Marescaux, DSO, RN19 Jul 1940  HMS Calcutta (D 82)
Capt. Leggatt, William Ronald Christopher, DSO, RN29 Aug 1944  
Cdr. Lentaigne, Charles Nugent, DSO, RN2 Jan 1942  HMS Gurkha (ii) (G 63)
Cdr. Linton, John Wallace, DSC, DSO, RN15 Sep 1942  HMS Turbulent (N 98)
Cdr. Lloyd-Davies, Cromwell Felix Justin, DSC, DSO, RN23 May 1952  
Lt.Cdr. Lloyd-Williams, Hugh, DSO, RNVR6 May 1941  
Capt. Longley-Cook, Eric William Longley, DSO, RN27 Mar 1945  
Lt.Cdr. Luce, John David, DSO, RN12 Nov 1940  HMS Cachalot (N 83)
Lt. Lumby, Michael Geoffrey Rawson, DSC, DSO, RN19 Mar 1943  HMS Saracen (P 247)

Cdr. MacIntyre, Donald George Frederick Wyville, DSO, RN6 May 1941  HMS Walker (D 27)
Capt. Macintyre, Ian Agnew Patterson, DSO, RN1 Dec 1942  HMS Scylla (98)
Lt.Cdr. MacIver, Peter Graeme, RD, DSO, RNR21 Aug 1942  HMS Georgetown (I 40)
Lt.Cdr. Mack, Edward, DSC, DSO, RN19 Jun 1942  HMS Eclipse (H 08)
Capt. Mack, Philip John, DSO, RN11 Jul 1940  HMS Janus (F 53)
Lt. Mackenzie, Hugh Stirling, DSO, RN30 Jun 1942  HMS Thrasher (N 37)
Capt. Mackintosh, Lachlan Donald, DSC, DSO, RN28 May 1943  HMS Victorious (38)
Lt.Cdr. Maitland-Makgill-Crichton, David Hugh, DSC, DSO, RN1 Sep 1942  HMS Ithuriel (H 05)
Lt.Cdr. Malins, Charles Wickham, DSC, DSO, RN25 Nov 1943  HMS Pathfinder (G 10)
Rear-Admiral Mansfield, John Maurice, DSC, DSO, RN27 Mar 1945  
Lt. Marriot, Peter Barnsley, DSO, RN5 Jan 1943  HMS Graph (P 715)
Lt. Mars, Alastair Campbell Gillespie, DSO, RN22 Nov 1942  HMS Unbroken (P 42)
Cdr. Marshall-A'Deane, Walter Roger, DSO, DSC, RN9 Jul 1940  HMS Greyhound (H 05)
Capt. Martin, Benjamin Charles Stanley, DSO, RN14 Oct 1941  
Lt. Martin, Desmond Samuel Royst, DSO, RN15 Jun 1943  HMS Tuna (N 94)
Lt.Cdr. Maud, Colin Douglas, DSC, DSO, RN1 Dec 1942  
Cdr. Maurice, Robin Hamilton, DSO, RN8 Sep 1942  
Lt. Maydon, Stephen Lynch Conway, DSO, RN22 Dec 1942  HMS Umbra (P 35)
Lt.Cdr. McBeath, John Edwin Home, DSO, RN27 Aug 1940  HMS Venomous (D 75)
Capt. McCall, Henry William Urquhart, DSO, RN8 Sep 1942  HMS Dido (37)
Capt. McCarthy, Edward Desmond Bewley, DSO, RN27 Jun 1941  HMS Ajax (22)
A/Capt. McClintock, Hubert Victor Perry, DSO, RN2 Oct 1942  
Cdr. McCoy, James Abernethy, DSO, RN28 Jun 1940  HMS Bedouin (F 67)
Lt. McGeoch, Ian Lachlan Mackay, DSO, RN6 Apr 1943  HMS Splendid (P 228)
Cdr. McGregor, Eric George, DSO, RN11 Sep 1940  HMS Decoy (H 75)
Rear Admiral McGrigor, Rhoderick Robert, DSO, RN21 Dec 1943  
Lt. McIntosh, Ian Stewart, DSC, DSO, RN5 Sep 1944  HMS Sceptre (P 215)
Capt. McLaughlin, Patrick Vivian, DSO, RN11 Jun 1946  
Cdr. Medley, Ralph Cyril, DSO, RN28 Jul 1942  HMS Beagle (H 30)
Menlove, Desmond Aubrey, DSO, RANR(S)22 Sep 1942  HMAS Kapunda (J 218)
Capt. Menzies, George Cunningham Paton, DSO, RN23 May 1944  
Cdr. Meyrick, Michael Donston Capel, DSO, RN5 Jan 1944  HMS Savage (G 20)
Cdr. Micklethwait, St. John Aldrich, DSO, RN1 Jan 1940  HMS Eskimo (F 75)
Lt.Cdr. Miers, Anthony Cecil Capel, DSO, RN7 Oct 1941  HMS Torbay (N 79)
Lt.Cdr. Miller, John Isdale, DSO, RNR24 Apr 1940  
Cdr. Mills, Ronald George, DSC, DSO, RN17 Jun 1941  
Lt.Cdr. Mitchell, David Reynolds, DSO, RN2 Jul 1943  
Lt. Morgan, Charles Eric, DSO, RN1919  
Morrow, James Cairns, DSO, RAN11 Sep 1940  HMAS Voyager (D 31)
Lt. Morse, John Anthony Vere, DSO, RN16 Aug 1915  
Cdr. Mountbatten, Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas, DSO, RN1 Jan 1941  HMS Kelly (F 01)
Lt.Cdr. Mowlam, John, DSO, RN28 Aug 1942  HMS Matchless (G 52)
Lt.Cdr. Munn, William James, DSO, RN11 Nov 1941  

Lt.Cdr. Napier, Lennox William, DSO, RN29 Jun 1943  HMS Rorqual (N 74)
Cdr. Neame, Douglas Mortimer Lewis, DSO, RN23 Feb 1940  
Capt. Nicholl, Andrew Dacres, DSO, RN20 Feb 1942  
Capt. Nicholls, Charles Alfred Godfrey, DSO, RN27 Mar 1945  HMAS Shropshire (83)
Capt. Nicholson, Randolph Stewart Gresham, DSC, DSO, RN23 Dec 1939  HMS Somali (F 33)
Lt.Cdr. Nicolay, Edward Christian Frederic, DSO, RN28 Nov 1941  HMS Perseus (i) (N 36)
Cdr. Nicolson, Hugh St. Lawrence, DSO, RN11 Jul 1940  HMS Hyperion (H 97)
Lt. Noall, William Robert Boyce, DSO, RNR24 Mar 1942  HMS Mallow (K 81)
Capt. Norfolk, George Anthony Francis, DSO, RN23 May 1952  
Lt. Norman, Compton Patrick, DSO, RN22 Dec 1942  
Lt. Norman, Edward Dudley, DSC, DSO, RN12 Aug 1941  
Capt. Norris, Charles Fred Wivell, DSO, RN14 Nov 1944  
Lt.Cdr. Norris, Stephen Hugh, DSC, DSO, RN3 Dec 1940  HMS Firedrake (H 79)
Lt.Cdr. Northcott, Ralph William Frank, DSO, RN20 Feb 1942  HMS Lance (G 87)

Lt.Cdr. Oddie, Eric Roland John, DSO, RN28 Jun 1940  HMS Triad (N 53)
Capt. Oliver, Geoffrey Nigel, DSO, RN25 Nov 1941  HMS Hermione (74)
Cdr. Onslow, Richard George, DSO, RN30 Jun 1942  HMS Ashanti (F 51)
Cdr. Ormsby, Gerald Anthony Gore, DSO, RN6 Jun 1944  HMS Taff (K 637)
Capt. Orr-Ewing, David, DSO, RN4 May 1943  HMS Abdiel (M 39)
Capt. Otway-Ruthven, Robert Jocelyn Oliver, DSO, RN14 Nov 1944  
Capt. O’ Donnell, George Eric Maxia, DSO, RN2 Dec 1938  

Capt. Parham, Frederick Robertson, DSO, RN5 Jan 1944  HMS Belfast (35)
Cdr. Parish, Frank Reginald Woodbine, DSO, RN11 Jul 1940  
Capt. Parry, Cecil Ramsden Langworthy, DSO, RN9 May 1944  HMS Garth (L 20)
Capt. Peachey, Allan Thomas George Cumberland, DSO, RN23 May 1944  
Capt. Pegram, Frank Henderson, DSO, RN19 Jul 1940  
Cdr. Pelly, Peter Douglas Herbert Raymond, DSO, RN8 Sep 1942  
Lt.Cdr. Petch, William Napier, OBE, DSO, RN8 Sep 1942  HMS Dulverton (L 63)
Cdr. Peterson, Jack, DSO, RN18 Oct 1940  HMS Bangor (J 00)
Lt. Peyton-Jones, Loftus Edward, DSC, DSO, RN23 Feb 1943  
Capt. Philip, George Tothill, DSC, DSO, RN16 Mar 1943  
Cdr. Philipps, George Chesterman, DSO, RN1 Jan 1940  HMS Ursula (N 59)
Capt. Phillips, Alfred Jerome Lucian, DSO, RN14 Oct 1941  HMS Norfolk (78)
Lt. Piper, Aston Dalzell, DSC, RD, DSO, RNR14 Nov 1944  
Lt. Pitt, Arthur John Wright, DSO, RN2 May 1944  HMS Taku (N 38)
Capt. Pizey, Charles Thomas Mark, DSO, RN1 Jan 1942  HMS Campbell (D 60)
Capt. Poland, Albert Lawrence, DSC, DSO, RN25 Jun 1940  
Lt.Cdr. Poland, Allan, DSO, RN20 Sep 1918  
Capt. Power, Manley Lawrence, OBE, DSO, RN10 Nov 1944  HMS Myngs (R 06)
Lt.Cdr. Powlett, Philip Frederick, DSC, DSO, RN24 Mar 1942  HMS Blankney (L 30)
Cdr. Prentice, James Douglas, DSO, RCN3 Mar 1942  HMCS Chambly (K 116)
Lt. Price, Hugh Percival, DSO, RN24 Apr 1940  HMS Gleaner (J 83)
Capt. Pugsley, Anthony Follett, DSO, RN2 Jun 1943  
Lt.Cdr. Pumphrey, Edward Nigel, DSC, DSO, RN31 Mar 1942  

Lt.Cdr. Raikes, Richard Prendergast, DSO, RN16 Jun 1944  
T/Lt. Renwick, James, DSO, RNR27 Jan 1942  HMS Marigold (K 87)
Lt.Cdr. Rich, Lawrence St George, DSO, RN4 May 1943  HMS Paladin (G 69)
Lt.Cdr. Richardson, John Sherbrook Morris, DSO, RN11 Feb 1941  
Cdr. Richmond, Maxwell, OBE, DSO, RN28 Jul 1942  HMS Bulldog (H 91)
Lt.Cdr. Rimington, Michael Gordon, DSO, RN11 Sep 1940  HMS Parthian (N 75)
Cdr. Roberts, Philip Quellyn, DSO, RN11 Dec 1945  
Cdr. Robson, William Geoffrey Arthur, DSO, RN11 Feb 1941  HMS Kandahar (F 28)
Lt.Cdr. Roche, Standish O'Grady, DSO, RN8 Sep 1942  HMS Beaufort (L 14)
Lt.Cdr. Roper, Edward Gregson, DSC, DSO, RN1 Dec 1942  HMS Impulsive (D 11)
Lt.Cdr. Roper, Nigel Edward Godfrey, DSO, RN30 Jul 1942  
Cdr. Ross, Richard Cyril Vesey, DSO, RN7 Jun 1940  HMS Gossamer (J 63)
Cdr. Rotherman, Geoffrey Alexander, OBE, DSO, RN16 Sep 1941  
Cdr. Rowland, James Marjoribanks, DSO, RN1 Jan 1944  
Capt. Rowley, Henry Aubrey, DSO, RN29 Jul 1941  
Lt. Roxburgh, John Charles Young, DSC, DSO, RN12 Oct 1943  HMS United (P 44)
Capt. Ruck-Keene, Philip, DSO, RN23 Oct 1945  
Capt. Russell, Alfred Spalding, DSO, RN10 Nov 1942  HMS Kenya (14)
A/Cdr. Russell, Archibald Boyd, DSO, RN8 Dec 1942  HMS Malcolm (D 19)
Capt. Russell, Guy Herbrand Edward, DSO, RN5 Jan 1944  HMS Duke of York (17)
Cdr. Rust, Henry Thew, DSO, RN31 Mar 1942  HMS Sidmouth (J 47)

Capt. Salter, Jocelyn Stuart Cambridge, OBE, DSO, RN30 Jul 1942  HMS Foresight (H 68)
Lt.Cdr. Sanders, Harry Marcus Crews, DSC, RD, DSO, RNR5 Sep 1941  HMS Gladiolus (K 34)
Lt.Cdr. Sarell, Richard Iwan Alexander, DSO, RN23 Dec 1939  
Capt. Saunders, Leslie Swain, DSO, RN30 Jul 1942  
Lt.Cdr. Sclater, Claude Edward Lutley, DSO, RN15 Sep 1942  HMS Obdurate (G 39)
Capt. Scott-Moncrieff, Alan Kenneth, DSO, RN27 Nov 1942  HMS Faulknor (H 62)
Cdr. Scurfield, Bryan Gouthwaite, OBE, DSO, RN1 Sep 1942  
Cdr. Sherbrooke, Robert St. Vincent, DSO, RN28 Jun 1940  HMS Matabele (F 26)
Lt.Cdr. Sherwood, Martyn Butt, DSO, RN16 Aug 1940  HMS Peony (K 40)
Lt.Cdr. Sherwood, Robert Evan, DSO, RNR19 Oct 1943  HMS Tay (K 232)
A/Capt. Short, Kenneth Albert, DSO, RN19 Jun 1945  
T/A/Lt.Cdr. Simmons, Edward Theodore, DSO, RCNVR1 May 1943  HMCS Port Arthur (K 233)
Lt.Cdr. Simms, Hugh Crofton, DSO, RN6 Mar 1942  HMS Javelin (F 61)
Cdr. Sladen, Geoffrey Mainwaring, DSC, DSO, RN27 Jan 1942  HMS Trident (N 52)
Lt.Cdr. Slaughter, Jack Etheridge, DSO, RN9 May 1940  HMS Sunfish (N 81)
Capt. Slayter, William Rudolph, DSC, DSO, RN7 Mar 1944  
Capt. Smith, Philip Sydney, DSO, RN11 Dec 1945  
Lt.Cdr. Smith, Vivian Funge, DSO, RNR5 Aug 1941  HMS Aubretia (K 96)
Lt.Cdr. Somerville, Philip, DSO, RN23 Dec 1939  HMS Kingston (F 64)
Lt. Spooner, Ernest John, DSO, RN21 Jun 1919  
Cdr. Spurgeon, Stanley Herbert King, DSO, RAN22 Oct 1939  HMS Echo (H 23)
Cdr. St. Clair-Ford, Aubrey, DSO, RN8 Jan 1942  HMS Kipling (F 91)
Lt. Stanley, Edward Talbot, DSC, DSO, RN27 Jul 1943  
Lt.Cdr. Stannard, Richard Been, VC, RD, DSO, RNR18 May 1943  
Capt. Stevens, Eric Barry Kenvyn, DSC, DSO, RN26 Sep 1940  
Lt. Stevens, John Samuel, DSC, DSO, RN4 Mar 1943  
Capt. Stevens-Guille, George Frederick, OBE, DSO, RN1 Jan 1940  HMS Bittern (L 07)
Capt. Storey, Jocelyn Latham, DSO, RN23 Mar 1943  HMS Jamaica (44)
Cdr. Surtees, Villiers Nicholas, DSO, RN7 Jun 1940  
Lt.Cdr. Swain, James Hamilton, DSO, RN6 Nov 1942  HMS Penn (G 77)
Lt. Swanston, David, DSC, DSO, RN10 Apr 1945  
Cdr. Swinley, Casper Silas Balfour, DSC, DSO, RN7 Nov 1941  

Lt.Cdr. Tait, Arthur Andre, DSO, RN16 Jun 1942  HMS Achates (i) (H 12)
Lt. Talbot, Arthur Allison FitzRoy, DSO, RN25 Jun 1940  
Capt. Talbot, Arthur George, DSO, RN23 Dec 1939  
Temple, Grenville Mathias, DSO, RN (retired)16 Aug 1940  HMS Sutton (J 78)
Lt.Cdr. Teynham, , DSC, DSO, RN13 Mar 1945  
Cdr. Thomas, Mervyn Somerset, DSO, RN10 Sep 1940  HMS Dainty (H 53)
Cdr. Thomson, Charles Richard Powys, DSO, RN25 Aug 1942  HMS Martin (G 44)
Lt.Cdr. Thornton, Mark, DSC, DSO, RN12 Jan 1943  
Lt. Thorpe, Ernest Michael, DSO, RN10 Nov 1942  
Lt.Cdr. Thring, George Arthur, DSO, RN1 Jan 1941  HMS Deptford (L 53 / U 53)
Capt. Todd, Percy, DSO, RN9 Jul 1940  HMS Inglefield (D 02)
Lt.Cdr. Tomkinson, Edward Philip, DSO, RN29 Nov 1941  HMS Urge (N 17)
Capt. Torlesse, Arthur David, DSO, RN1 Jan 1946  
Cdr. Townsend, Michael Southcote, OBE, DSC, DSO, RN4 May 1943  
Capt. Troubridge, Thomas Hope, DSO, RN10 Nov 1942  
Cdr. Tuck, Gerald Seymour, DSO, RN13 Jun 1941  
Lt.Cdr. Tuke, Seymour Charles, DSO, RN6 Sep 1940  HMS Weston (L 72 / U 72)
Lt. Turner, Ernest John Donaldson, DSC, DSO, RN23 Jun 1943  HMS Sibyl (P 217)
Lt.Cdr. Tyrwhitt, Lionel Rupert Knyvet, DSC, DSO, RN20 Dec 1941  
Cdr. Tyson, Ismay James, RD, DSC, DSO, RNR18 Jul 1944  

Lt. Verschoyle-Campbell, David Stuart McNeile, DSC, DSO, RN2 May 1944  
Capt. Vian, Philip Louis, DSO, RN12 Apr 1940  HMS Afridi (F 07)

Cdr. Walker, Frederick John, DSO, RN6 Jan 1942  HMS Stork (L 81 / U 81)
Capt. Waller, Hector Macdonald Laws, DSO, RAN11 Sep 1940  
Capt. Walter, Philip Norman, DSO, RN26 Sep 1940  
Lt.Cdr. Wanklyn, Malcolm David, DSO, RN2 Sep 1941  HMS Upholder (N 99)
Lt.Cdr. Waterhouse, John Valentine, DSO, RN5 Jan 1943  
Lt.Cdr. Watkins, Geoffrey Robert Gordon, DSC, DSO, RN8 Sep 1942  
Lt.Cdr. Wemeyss, David Edward Gillespie, DSC, DSO, RN13 Jun 1944  HMS Wild Goose (U 45)
Lt. Weston, Tobin Subremont, DSC, DSO, RN15 Aug 1944  HMS Satyr (P 214)
Lt.Cdr. White, Richard Taylor, DSO, RN11 Jul 1940  HMS Antelope (H 36)
Capt. William-Powlett, Peveril Barton Reibey Wallop, DSO, RN8 Jan 1942  
Lt.Cdr. Willmott, Michael, DSO, RN12 May 1942  HMS Talisman (N 78)
Lt. Wilson, Alexander Guy Berners, DSO, RN11 Nov 1919  
Lt.Cdr. Wingfield, Mervyn Robert George, DSO, RN17 Nov 1942  HMS Taurus (P 339)
Lt.Cdr. Withers, Peter Alison Ross, DSO, RN8 Sep 1941  HMS Avon Vale (L 06)
A/Cdr. Woodhall, Eric Langton, DSO, RN23 Dec 1939  
Cdr. Woods, Wilfrid John Wentworth, DSO, RN20 Jan 1942  
Lt.Cdr. Woodward, Edward Arthur, DSO, RN7 Apr 1942  HMS Unbeaten (N 93)
Lt. Wraith, John Somerton, DSC, DSO, RN3 Apr 1942  HMS Upright (N 89)
Cdr. Wright, John Piachaud, DSO, RN7 Jun 1940  HMS Hostile (H 55)
Cdr. Wyburd, Derek Bathurst, DSC, DSO, RN14 Nov 1944  HMS Ursa (R 22)
Cdr. Wynter, Gerald Charles, DSO, RN11 Jun 1919  

T/Lt. Young, Edward Preston, DSC, DSO, DSO, RNVR12 Sep 1944  HMS Storm (P 233)
T/Lt. Young, Edward Preston, DSC, DSO, DSO, RNVR12 Sep 1944  HMS Storm (P 233)

Note: This listing is still being compiled and some recipients might be missing.

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