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medal, decoration

On display
human history
  • Other Name

    Distinguished Service Order (DSO) GRI GV1 (descriptive name)

    Brigadier George Palmer Cade, 2NZEF (associated name)

  • Description

    Distinguished Service Order (DSO)awarded to Brigadier George Palmer Cade, 2NZEF, WW2

    silver gilt cross, enamelled white, edged gilt, ornamented clasp and ring suspension: with ribbon

    obverse: in the centre within a wreath of laurel enamelled green the Imperial Crown in gold,

    reverse: within a wreath of laurel enamelled green the Royal cypher : GRI

    ribbon: grosgrain ribbon, 29mm wide, narrow blue vertical striped with wide central red stripe, at the top and bottom are two gold bars ornamented with laurel

  • Place
    United Kingdom
  • Associated Place

    Greece

    Crete/Greece

    Middle East/Asia

  • Accession Number
    2001.25.129
  • Accession Date
    15 Aug 2001
  • Other Id

    Spink:26 (Spink's 1983)

    TD:22 (Taprell Dorling)

    OD:17 (Oldham & Delahunt (1991))

    7626 (Asset Register)

  • Department

    History

    War History

  • Display Room

    Pou Maumahara

Distinguished Service Order 2001.25.129

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  • Distinguished Service Order 2001.25.129
  • Distinguished Service Order 2001.25.129
  • Distinguished Service Order 2001.25.129

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