Gordon Bennett

male, deceased (1962)
Lieutenant General, Australian 6th Battalion, 8th Division, World War I, dso, Australian
Lieutenant General Henry Gordon Bennett CB, CMG, DSO (April 16, 1887 - August 1, 1962), Australian soldier, served in both World War I and World...
Patrick Leigh Fermor

Patrick Leigh Fermor

male, 94 years old
Old King's Scholar, Distinguished Service Order, British Military, Army Officer, dso, British
Sir Patrick 'Paddy' Michael Leigh Fermor DSO (born 11 February 1915, London) is a British author, scholar and soldier, who played a prominent role...
John Slessor

John Slessor

male, deceased (1979)
Air Power and Armies, Military Cross, royal air force, Marshal of the Royal Air Force, gcb, Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath…dso
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Cotesworth Slessor, GCB, DSO, MC (3 June, 1897-12 July, 1979) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force....
Eugene Esmonde

Eugene Esmonde

male, deceased (1942)
Yorkshireman, Fleet Air Arm aviator, Distinguished Service Order, From South Yorkshire, Lieutenant Commander, Killed in action…dso
Lieutenant Commander Eugene Kingsmill Esmonde VC DSO (1 March 1909- 12 February 1942) an English VC recipient was a distinguished pilot for the...

Lewis Hodges

male, deceased (2007)
RAF College Cranwell graduate, World War II, Old Pauline, DFC and Bar, DSO and Bar, Richmond, London…dso
Air Chief Marshal Sir Lewis Macdonald Hodges KCB, CBE, DSO and Bar, DFC and Bar (1 March 1918 – 4 January 2007) was a pilot for SOE in the Second Wo...
Bobby Gibbes

Bobby Gibbes

male, deceased (2007)
World War II, World War II flying ace, Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, dso, flying ace, distinguished flying cross
Robert Henry Maxwell (Bobby) Gibbes, DSO, DFC and Bar, OAM (6 May 1916 – 11 April 2007) was a leading Australian fighter ace of World War II. He is...
Duff Cooper

Duff Cooper

male, deceased (1954)
Diplomatic peer, Privy Council of the United Kingdom, dso, British, British Secretary of State, Lord of the Admiralty
Alfred Duff Cooper, 1st Viscount Norwich GCMG DSO PC (February 22, 1890 - January 1, 1954), known as Duff Cooper, was a British diplomat, Cabinet...
Arthur Coningham

Arthur Coningham

male, deceased (1948)
Flying Training Command, RAF Flying Training Command, RAF Officer, disappeared, royal air force, raf…dso
Air Marshal Sir Arthur "Mary" Coningham KCB KBE DSO MC DFC AFC RAF (19 January, 1895 - presumably January 29 or 30 1948) was a senior Royal Air...
Gordon Campbell

Gordon Campbell

male, deceased (1953)
National Liberal Party politician, Old Alleynian, Légion d'honneur, dulwich college, Victoria Cross, First World War…dso
Vice-Admiral Gordon Campbell VC, DSO & 2 Bars, Croix de guerre avec Palmes, Legion d'Honneur (January 6, 1886 - July 3, 1953) was an English...
Roland Beamont

Roland Beamont

male, deceased (2001)
World War II, British Military, Recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross, aviator, World War II flying ace, nightfighting…dso
Wing Commander Roland Prosper "Bee" Beamont, CBE, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar, DFC (US), Croix de Guerre (Belgium), FRAeS, SETP (Hon. Fell.), (born August...