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Edward Charles Lentaigne
Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Charles Lentaigne Distinguished Service Order, DSO (16 June 1884 – 28 July 1962)"Lentaigne" in was a British Indian Army officer of the 4th Gurkha rifle brigade, Gurkha Rifles. Calcutta: Tyson & Co. p. 146. He married Cecilia Mary Bunbury. His daughter was the medical artist Mollie Lentaigne and his son was second lieutenant John Wilfred O'Neill Lentaigne MC of the Rifle Brigade who died in 1942 at El Alamein during the Second World War. References 1884 births 1962 deaths Gurkhas British Indian Army officers Indian Army personnel of World War I Companions of the Distinguished Service Order Lentaigne family, Edward Charles Royal Lincolnshire Regiment officers Indian Army personnel of Wo ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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