except the Victoria Cross

including civilian medical practitioners

Crafted to the highest standard

and formally Awarded for meritorious service it also served as a third level gallantry award for services which did not merit the award of the GM or GC

The OBE: Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Distinguished Service Order Miniature EIIR Orders except the Victoria CrossThe 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