Companion of the Distinguished Service Order

The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.

The DSO was instituted on 6 September 1886 by Queen Victoria in a Royal Warrant published on 9 November of that year.

The following members of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service have been appointed as Companions of the Order.

1918 - Chief Engineer Officer Henry BAKER, R.F.A.
1942 - Captain Leslie James MACK, R.F.A.
1942 - Captain Howard Douglas GAUSDEN, R.F.A.
1982 - Commodore Samuel Clarke DUNLOP, C.B.E., R.F.A.
1982 - Captain Philip Jeremy George ROBERTS, R.F.A.