Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 34847

Military Decorations

Tabled: 3 March 2025

Answered: 31 March 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reviewing the process by which gallantry awards can be awarded posthumously.

Answer

Al Carns

Lieutenant Colonel Robert Blair Mayne’s brave actions and leadership in command of 1 SAS Regiment on Operation HOWARD in April 1945 were recognised with the award of a third bar to the Distinguished Service Order (DSO). Whilst he was originally recommende...

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