Distinguished Service Order, gallantry award
Accession Number
NAM.1977-07-41-1
Description
Distinguished Service Order, 1937, with slip-on bar, 1942; awarded to Maj P R H Skrine, South Waziristan Scouts. Associated with Shahur Tangi Ambush (1937), India, North West Frontier (1920-1937) and World War Two, North Africa (1940-1943). Skrine was killed in 1941 and the bar was awarded posthumously in 1942 for services in North Africa.
Campaigns
World War Two, North Africa (1940-1945)
Events
Shahur Tangi Ambush, 1937 (India, North West Frontier 1920-1937)