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Distinguished Service Medal

British military decoration awarded to personnel of the Royal Navy
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Distinguished Service Medal

Summary

Distinguished Service Medal is a military decoration[1]. It draws 161 Wikipedia views per month (military_decoration category, ranking #35 of 267).[2]

Key Facts

  • Distinguished Service Medal is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Distinguished Service Medal's instance of is recorded as military decoration[4].
  • Distinguished Service Medal's Commons category is recorded as Distinguished Service Medal (United Kingdom)[5].
  • October 14, 1914 marks the founding of Distinguished Service Medal[6].
  • Distinguished Service Medal's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Distinguished Service Medal'}[7].
  • Distinguished Service Medal's different from is recorded as Distinguished Service Medal[8].
  • Distinguished Service Medal's next lower rank is recorded as Military Medal[9].
  • Distinguished Service Medal's next higher rank is recorded as Union of South Africa King's Medal for Bravery[10].
  • Distinguished Service Medal's next higher rank is recorded as George Medal[11].

Why It Matters

Distinguished Service Medal draws 161 Wikipedia views per month (military_decoration category, ranking #35 of 267).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → —
    Instance of → military decoration
    Inception → +1914-10-14T00:00:00Z
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    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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