Recipients of The Distinguished Service Order – During The Great War 1914-18
Awarded for meritorious or distinguished service to officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat, serving under fire, and usually awarded to those above the rank of Captain.
| Name | Rank | Regiment | Theatre of Combat or Operation | Citation | Date in London Gazette |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adlercron, George, Rothe Ladeveze | Captain | 8th Hussars | Western Front | Available | 15 Feb 1919 |
| Burnside, Frederick Reginald | Captain | 3rd Hussars | Western Front | Not Available | 01 Jan 1917 |
| Combe, Herbert | Major | 3rd Hussars | Western Front | Not Available | 12 Feb 1915 |
| Combe DSO, Herbert | Major | 3rd Hussars | Western Front | Not Available | 15 Oct 1918 |
| Cross, Edward Guy Kynaston | Lieutenant Colonel | 7th Hussars | Not Available | 03 Jun 1918 | |
| Dobie MC, James Jardine | Major | 3rd Hussars | Western Front | Not Available | 03 Jun 1918 |
| Du Pre, Francis James | Major | 3rd Hussars | Western Front | Not Available | 01 Jan 1917 |
| Henderson, John A | Major | 8th Hussars | Western Front | Not Available | 03 Jun 1918 |
| Hermon, Edward William | Lieutenant Colonel | 7th Hussars | Not Available | ||
| Hoare, Reginald | Colonel | 4th Hussars | Western Front | Not Available | 01 Jan 1918 |
| King, Frank | Major | 4th Hussars | Western Front | Not Available | 01 Jan 1918 |
| Lang, Neville Ogilvie | Lieutenant Colonel | 4th Hussars | Western Front | Not Available | Edinburgh Gazette 02 Jan 1919 |
| Leyland, Frederick Beadle | Major | 7th Hussars | Not Available | 03 Jun 1919 | |
| Mort, Guy Macaulay | Lieutenant Colonel | 8th Hussars | Western Front | Available | 22 Jun 1918 |
| Neilson, William | Lieutenant Colonel | 4th Hussars | Western Front | Not Available | 01 Jan 1919 |
| Paget-Tomlinson, William | Major | 7th Hussars | Mesopotamia | Available | 02 Apr 1919 |
| Pragnell, Thomas Wykeham | Captain | 4th Hussars | Western Front | Not Available | Edinburgh Gazette 01 Jan 1917 |
| Sherston MC, JRV | Major | 4th Hussars att 11th King Edward’s Own Lancers | Western Front | Not Available | 01 Jan 1918 |
| Tylden-Wright, Warrington Royds | Captain | 3rd Hussars | Western Front | Not Available | 03 Jun 1918 |
| Van der Byl, John | Major | 8th Hussars | Western Front | Not Available | 11 May 1917 |
| Walker, Philip Lionel Edward | Lieutenant Colonel | 7th Hussars att 1st Bn East Lancs Regt | Western Front | Available | 27 Jun 1919 |
| Wass, Arthur Edward | Captain | 4th Hussars att 46th Bn Royal Fusiliers | Western Front | Not Available | 03 Feb 1920 |
| Watson, Arthur Campbell | Major | 7th Hussars | Not Available |
You may well be thinking as to why the individual’s service number is missing, well, this could be because service numbers were not standardised until 1921, so many original records did not include a service number, also many service numbers were also duplicated.
