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Commons · Question 34847 · Tabled 3 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 31 Mar 2025

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Asked by 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

Answered by Al Carns, 31 Mar 2025

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...