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Great Britain |
| Established: |
1854 |
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The oldest British award for gallantry and second only to the Victoria Cross,
the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) was awarded to enlisted personnel, non-commissioned officers and warrant officers of any nation, in any branch of the service, for distinguished conduct in battle. For each subsequent act of gallantry, the recipient was awarded a silver, laurelled bar.
For services during the Great War, the London Gazette announced the award of the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) to members of the flying services 103 times:
Airmen who received the DCM: 102
Airmen who received a first Bar to the DCM: 1 |
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| Recipients - World War I Aces |
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Alberry, Frank
19 Apr 1917* |
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Beales, Walter
26 Jun 1918* |
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Bouyer, Jean Georges
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Carlin, Sydney
05 Aug 1915* |
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Coudouret, Louis Fernand
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Cowell, John
18 Jul 1917* |
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Deighton, Ernest Arthur
07 Jun 1918* |
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Dyke, William Norman
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Elton, Ernest John
26 Jun 1918* |
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Emsden, Leonard Herbert
18 Jun 1917* |
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