Midway

If the recipient of the Omani DSM was awarded the medal during loan service from the UK to the Sultan of Oman then you might find a copy of a citation on line from the Public Records Office at Kew Gardens. The records available are normally in the form of the original recommendation made usually by the recipient’s commanding officer.

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The cross swords and kunja on the Distinguished Service Medal (Gallantry) as shown (although correctly the crossed swords and kunja should also be in miniature) is the insignia which denotes the difference between the Distinguished Service Medal awarded for meritorious service and the one you have for Gallantry! I was wondering why the recipient does not have the Endurance Medal as he would no doubt be entitled to - unless of course he had left Oman before 1976 and as the Endurance medal was usually posted to "last know address" maybe it never arrived! ​