Personalisation

The Distinguished Service Cross or DSC was originally known as the Conspicuous Service Cross (renamed in 1914) and was awarded across all ranks of the Royal Navy

To date approximately 2000 medals have been awarded and 27 second award bars

Awarded to recognise both military and some types of civilian service

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Distinguished Conduct Medal EIIR Campaign_GSM 62 to 2007 PersonalisationIn 1993 the DCM was discontinued and replaced by the CGC. Many of the awards from this period have their citations classified as they were made for acts in Northern Ireland or to Special Forces, the names of all recipients have however been published in the London Gazette. No bars have been awarded to the EIIR issue, although bars were announced by the Queen these were second awards to holders of a GVI DCM.