{"product_id":"dso-distinguished-service-order-vc-victoria-cross-awards-military-medals-rare-reproduction","title":"DSO Distinguished Service Order \u0026 VC Victoria Cross Awards Military Medals Rare Reproduction","description":"\u003cp\u003eCondition: New\u003cbr\u003e\n--\u003cbr\u003e\nDistinguished Service Order Military Decoration of British Commonwealth Repro\u003cbr\u003e\nFULL SIZE BRAND NEW!\u003cbr\u003e\n(One of The Best Quality Replica on The Market)\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the Commonwealth of Nations, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.\u003cbr\u003e\nInstituted on 6 September 1886 by Queen Victoria in a Royal Warrant published in the The London Gazette on 9 November, the first DSOs awarded were dated 25 November 1886. It is typically awarded to officers ranked major (or its equivalent) or higher, but the honour has sometimes been awarded to especially valorous junior officers. During the First World War, 8,981 DSOs were awarded, each award being announced in The London Gazette.\u003cbr\u003e\nMajor Marie-Edmond Paul Garneau, of the Royal 22e Régiment, with the Distinguished Service Order he received for \"gallant and distinguished services in the combined attack on Dieppe\" after his investiture at Buckingham Palace in October 1942\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe order was established for rewarding individual instances of meritorious or distinguished service in war. It was a military order, until recently for officers only, and normally given for service under fire or under conditions equivalent to service in actual combat with the enemy, although it was awarded between 1914 and 1916 under circumstances which could not be regarded as under fire (often to staff officers, which caused resentment among front-line officers). After 1 January 1917, commanders in the field were instructed to recommend this award only for those serving under fire. Prior to 1943, the order could be given only to someone mentioned in despatches. The order is generally given to officers in command, above the rank of captain. A number of more junior officers were awarded the DSO, and this was often regarded as an acknowledgement that the officer had only just missed out on the award of the Victoria Cross. In 1942, the award of the DSO was extended to officers of the Merchant Navy who had performed acts of gallantry while under enemy attack\u003cbr\u003e\nMajor Marie-Edmond Paul Garneau, of the Royal 22e Régiment, with the Distinguished Service Order he received for \"gallant and distinguished services in the combined attack on Dieppe\" after his investiture at Buckingham Palace in October 1942\u003cbr\u003e\nThis Medal Does NOT have the word Copy Written on it\u003cbr\u003e\nAnyone interested in history will love this amazing piece of art!\u003cbr\u003e\nIt is ideal to wear instead of Your issue Medal or for Displaying on uniforms and collections\u003cbr\u003e\nIt is excellent gift for anyone who loves WW1\/WW2 era or for collectors\u003cbr\u003e\nPlease take a look at our other Military items \u0026amp; Medals Listed in our Shop!\u003cbr\u003e\nShipping within 1 working day!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious decoration of the British decorations system. It is awarded for valour \"in the presence of the enemy\" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously. It was previously awarded to service personnel in the broader British Empire (later Commonwealth of Nations), with most successor independent nations now having established their own honours systems and no longer recommending British honours. It may be awarded to a person of any military rank in any service and to civilians under military command. No civilian has received the award since 1879. Since the first awards were presented by Queen Victoria in 1857, two thirds of all awards have been personally presented by the British monarch. 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