John Dill - Honours and Awards

Honours and Awards

  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath – 1942 (KCB – 1937; CB – 1928)
  • Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George – 1918
  • Distinguished Service Order – 1915
  • Mentioned in Despatches – 17 February 1915, 22 June 1915, 15 June 1916, 4 January 1917, 15 May 1917, 11 December 1917, 20 December 1918 and 5 July 1919
  • Distinguished Service Medal – 21 November 1944 (posthumously)
  • Officer of the Légion d'honneur (France)
  • Croix de guerre (France)
  • Commander of the Order of the Crown (Belgium)
  • Croix de guerre (Belgium)
  • Officer of the Order of the Crown of Romania
  • Grand Cross of the Order of St Olav – 26 November 1943
  • Order of Polonia Restituta, 1st class – 22 July 1941

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