Douglas Carey
Douglas Falkland Carey Distinguished Service Order, DSO was an Anglican priest. A former British Armed Forces, Army Chaplain who was ordained in 1900, he was Dean (religion), Dean of Guernsey from 1922''Ecclesiastical News. New Dean of Guernsey.'' The Times Tuesday, 11 July 1922; p. 16; Issue 43080; col E until 1931. References

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Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, as well as formerly of other parts of the Commonwealth, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat. Since 1993 it has been awarded specifically for 'highly successful command and leadership during active operations', with all ranks being eligible. History Instituted on 6 September 1886 by Queen Victoria in a royal warrant published in ''The London Gazette'' on 9 November, the first DSOs awarded were dated 25 November 1886. The order was established to reward individual instances of meritorious or distinguished service in war. It was a military order, until recently for officers only and typically awarded to officers ranked major (or equivalent) or higher, with awards to ranks below this usually for a high degree of gallantry, just short of deserving the Victoria Cross. Whilst normally given for service un ...
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