Military Decorations
Commons · Question 34848 · Tabled 3 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Question
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 retrospectively.
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...