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Country: Great Britain
Established: October 1914
Criteria:
Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)
The Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) was awarded to naval and marine warrant officers and officers of the rank of Commander or below for the performance of meritorious or distinguished service before the enemy. For additional acts, a silver bar was issued.

For services during the Great War, the London Gazette announced the award of the Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) to members of the flying services 305 times:

Airmen who received the DSC: 259
Airmen who received a first Bar to the DSC: 39
Airmen who received a second Bar to the DSC: 7
 
Recipients - World War I Aces
11 Carter, Alfred Williams
29 Aug 1917*
12 Casey, Francis Dominic
22 Jun 1917*
13 Chadwick, Arnold Jacques
11 Aug 1917*
14 Collishaw, Raymond
20 Jul 1917*
15 Compston, Robert John Orton
DSC - 12 May 1917*
Bar - 11 Aug 1917*
Bar - 16 Mar 1918*
16 Culling, Thomas Grey
22 Jun 1917*
17 Curtis, Wilfred Austin
DSC - 19 Dec 1917*
Bar - 16 Mar 1918*
18 Dallas, Roderic Stanley
DSC - 06 Sep 1916*
Bar - 22 Jun 1917*
19 Daly, Rowan Heywood
11 Aug 1917*
20 Day, Harold
22 Feb 1918*
* Gazetted
 
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