DISTINGUISHED OLD DECANIANS C E WHITNEY With Alex Hume OD Amy Loveys Richard Taylor DEAN CLOSE SCHOOL © DEAN CLOSE SCHOOL 2017 1 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... 8 ABBREVIATIONS AND INITIALS ..................................................................................................... 9 HONOURS .................................................................................................................................. 14 DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER (DSO) FOR GALLANTRY World War I .......................................... 14 World War II ...................................................................................................................................... 15 DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS (DSC) ROYAL NAVAL OFFICERS’ GALLANTRY DECORATION. ........ 15 DSC and Bar ....................................................................................................................................... 15 DSC .................................................................................................................................................... 15 MILITARY CROSS (MC) FOR GALLANTRY ...................................................................................... 16 Those who have won the MC twice .................................................................................................. 16 World War I ....................................................................................................................................... 16 World War II ...................................................................................................................................... 20 DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS (DFC) FOR GALLANTRY IN THE AIR. .............................................. 21 DFC and Bar ....................................................................................................................................... 21 DFC .................................................................................................................................................... 21 OTHER UK GALLANTRY AND SERVICE AWARDS ........................................................................... 22 Military .............................................................................................................................................. 22 The Air Force Cross (AFC) .............................................................................................................. 22 The Distinguished Flying Medal, (DFM) ........................................................................................ 22 The Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (CGM) ..................................................................................... 22 The Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) ..................................................................................... 22 Military Medal, (MM) .................................................................................................................... 22 Civilian ............................................................................................................................................... 22 The George Medal (GM) ............................................................................................................... 22 The British Empire Medal (BEM) ................................................................................................... 22 Police ................................................................................................................................................. 22 The Colonial Police Medal (CPM) .................................................................................................. 22 The Queen’s Police Medal (QPM) ................................................................................................. 23 The King’s Police Medal for Gallantry (KPM) ................................................................................ 23 LIFE PEERS, DAMES OR KNIGHTS................................................................................................. 23 Peers ................................................................................................................................................. 23 Of the Peerage .................................................................................................................................. 23 Baronets ............................................................................................................................................ 23 Knights .............................................................................................................................................. 23 2 COMPANION of the order of the BATH (CB) ................................................................................ 24 COMPANION of the order of St MICHAEL and St GEORGE (CMG) ................................................. 25 THE ROYAL VICTORIAN ORDER in the personal gift of the Queen ................................................. 26 Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) ......................................................................... 26 Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) ............................................................................ 26 MOST EXCELLENT ORDER of the BRITISH EMPIRE ........................................................................ 26 Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE) ................................ 26 Most Excellent Order of the British Empire ................................................................................. 27 Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) ........................................... 27 Civil .................................................................................................................................................... 27 Military .............................................................................................................................................. 28 The Royal Navy .............................................................................................................................. 28 The Army ....................................................................................................................................... 28 The Royal Air Force ....................................................................................................................... 29 Office of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) ........................................................................... 29 Civil .................................................................................................................................................... 29 Military .............................................................................................................................................. 31 Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) ...................................................................... 32 Civil .................................................................................................................................................... 32 Military .............................................................................................................................................. 33 World War I ....................................................................................................................................... 33 World War II ...................................................................................................................................... 33 Post World War II .............................................................................................................................. 33 TERRITORIAL DECORATION (TD) ................................................................................................. 33 Royal Navy ......................................................................................................................................... 33 The Reserve Decoration (RD) ............................................................................................................ 33 Army .................................................................................................................................................. 34 TD and Double Bar ............................................................................................................................ 34 TD and Bar ......................................................................................................................................... 34 TD ...................................................................................................................................................... 34 WINNERS OF THE SWORD OF HONOUR OR SOVEREIGN’S MEDAL ................................................ 34 FOREIGN MILITARY DISTINCTIONS Belgium ................................................................................ 35 France................................................................................................................................................ 35 Italy ................................................................................................................................................... 36 Norway 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