List of recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (Australia)

This is a list of recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross military decoration awarded to personnel of the Australian Defence Force. It is awarded for distinguished command and leadership in action. The DSC was introduced in 1991 and is the highest distinguished service decoration in the Australian Honours System. Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross are entitled to use the post-nominal letters "DSC".[1] Since its inception 81 awards have been made—which includes three Bars—with the most recent being announced in the 2014 Australia Day Honour's List.

Name Citation Awarded Notes
Birtles, MichaelMichael Birtles For distinguished command and leadership in the conduct of warlike operations as the Commander of the Security Detachment, Baghdad, Iraq during Operations FALCONER and CATALYST. 2004 Q [2]
Blain, JasonJason Blain, CSC For distinguished command and leadership in action as the Commanding Officer, the 1st Mentoring Task Force, and Deputy Commander, Combined Team Uruzgan, on Operation SLIPPER in Afghanistan from January to October 2010. 2012 A [3]
Burr, RickRick Burr
C, C For distinguished command and leadership in action. 2012 A [4]
Caligari, JohnJohn Caligari, AM For distinguished command and leadership in action. 2012 A [5]
Campbell, AngusAngus Campbell, AM For distinguished command and leadership in action as Commander Joint Task Force 633 on Operation SLIPPER from January 2011 to December 2011. 2012 Q [6]
Cantwell, JohnJohn Cantwell, AO For distinguished command and leadership in action as the Commander Joint Task Force 633 on Operations SLIPPER and KRUGER. 2012 A [7]
Connolly, PeterPeter Connolly For distinguished command and leadership in action while Commanding Officer, Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 2, on Operation SLIPPER in Afghanistan from June to December 2009. 2011 A [8]
Crane, MichaelMichael Crane, AM For distinguished service in command and leadership in the Middle East Area of Operations as the Commander Joint Task Force 633 for Operations CATALYST and SLIPPER. 2008 A [9]
Darby, CampbellCampbell Darby, AM For distinguished command and leadership in action as the Commander Joint Task Force 633 and the Australian National Headquarters Middle East Area of Operations during Operation CATALYST, November 2003 to May 2004. 2005 A [10]
Day, StephenStephen Day For distinguished command and leadership of the 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment during the deployment and operational phases of Operation WARDEN. 25 Mar 2000 [11]
Ellwood, JustinJustin Ellwood For distinguished command and leadership in action as the Commander of Rotation Three of the Overwatch Battle Group - West during Operation CATALYST. 2009 A [12]
Evans, GregoryGregory Evans, AM For distinguished service in command and leadership in the Middle East Area of Operations as the Commander Joint Task Force 633 during Operation CATALYST. 2006 A [13]
Evans, MarkMark Evans, AM For distinguished command and leadership as the Commander of the 3rd Brigade during Operation WARDEN in East Timor. 25 Mar 2000 [14]
Fegan, KahlilKahlil Fegan For distinguished command and leadership in warlike operations and in action as the Commanding Officer, Mentoring Task Force 4 on Operation SLIPPER in Afghanistan from January to June 2012. 2013 Q [15]
G, G For distinguished command and leadership in action in Afghanistan in 2008. 2010 A [16]
G, G For distinguished command and leadership in action on Operation SLIPPER in Afghanistan. 2012 Q [17]
G, G For distinguished command and leadership in action. 2013 A [18]
Gabriel, ShaneShane Gabriel For distinguished command and leadership in action while Commanding Officer, Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 1 in Afghanistan from October 2008 to June 2009. 2010 A [19]
Gillespie, KenKen Gillespie, AM, CSM For distinguished command and leadership as the Commander Sector West while deployed on active service with the United Nations Transitional Administration East Timor during Operation TANAGER. 2002 Q [20]
Gillmore, GusGus Gillmore
Gould, JohnJohn Gould For distinguished command and leadership as Commander of the Special Operations Task Group during Operation SLIPPER Rotation Two. 2007 Q [21]
Hindmarsh, MikeMike Hindmarsh, AO, CSC For distinguished command and leadership in action in the Middle East Area of Operations as the Commander Joint Task Force 633 for Operations CATALYST and SLIPPER. 2009 Q [22]
Hupfeld, MelMel Hupfeld For distinguished command and leadership in action as the Commanding Officer of Number 75 Squadron during Operation FALCONER. 27 Nov 2003 [23]
Hurley, DavidDavid Hurley 26 Nov 1996 [24]
Hutchinson, PeterPeter Hutchinson For distinguished command and leadership in the Middle East Area of Operations as the Commander, Joint Task Force 633 during Operation CATALYST. 2005 Q [25]
Huxley, DarrenDarren Huxley For distinguished command and leadership in action as Commanding Officer, Mentoring Task Force - Two on Operation SLIPPER in Afghanistan. 2012 Q [26]
I, I, DSC For distinguished command and leadership in warlike operations as Commanding Officer of Special Operations Task Group on Operation SLIPPER. 2014 A [27]
J, J For distinguished command and leadership in action on Operation SLIPPER in Afghanistan. 2011 Q [28]
J, J For distinguished command and leadership in warlike operations and in action as the Commanding Officer, Special Operations Task Group on Operation SLIPPER in Afghanistan. 2013 Q [29]
Jarvie, HaroldHarold Jarvie, CSC For distinguished command and leadership in action as the Commanding Officer of 2nd Reconstruction Task Force in Afghanistan. 2008 Q [30]
Jennings, MarkMark Jennings For distinguished command and leadership in action as the Commander Officer, the 1st Mentoring Task Force on Operation SLIPPER in Afghanistan from May to October 2010. 2012 A [31]
Jones, PeterPeter Jones, AM For distinguished command and leadership as the Commander of Task Group 633.1 and the Coalition Maritime Interception Force during Operation FALCONER. 27 Nov 2003 [32]
K, K For distinguished command and leadership in warlike operations as an Officer Commanding with the Special Operations Task Group on Operation SLIPPER. 2014 A [33]
Kelly, MarkMark Kelly, AO For distinguished command and leadership in action in the Middle East Area of Operations as the Commander Joint Task Force 633 for Operations CATALYST, SLIPPER and KRUGER from January 2009 to January 2010. 2011 A [34]
Khan, VanceVance Khan For distinguished command and leadership in action while the Officer Commanding 3rd Special Air Service Squadron in Afghanistan during Operation SLIPPER. 2003 Q [35]
Ledger, GeoffreyGeoffrey Ledger, AM For distinguished command and leadership in action in the Middle East Area of Operations as the Commander Joint Task Force 633 during Operations CATALYST and SLIPPER. 2007 A [36]
Lewis, DuncanDuncan Lewis, CSC 2001 Q [37]
Lockwood, PeterPeter Lockwood, CSC For distinguished command and leadership as the Commanding Officer of HMAS ANZAC, and for the execution of significant Naval Gunfire Support missions during Operation FALCONER. 27 Nov 2003 [38]
M, M For distinguished command and leadership in action in Afghanistan in 2008. 2010 A [39]
Mahy, MichaelMichael Mahy For distinguished command and leadership in action as Commanding Officer of Al Muthanna Task Group Three and Operational Overwatch Battle Group West. 2008 A [40]
McDaniel, DanielDaniel McDaniel
McOwan, TimTim McOwan
Mellor, WilliamWilliam Mellor, AM 26 Nov 1993 [41]
Molan, JimJim Molan, AO For distinguished service in command and leadership in action while serving as Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Operations and Deputy Chief of Staff Civil Military Operations with Multi-National Force - Iraq from April 2004 to April 2005, during Operation CATALYST. 2006 A [42]
Moon, MichaelMichael Moon 2001 Q [43]
Noble, RogerRoger Noble For distinguished command and leadership while employed as Commanding Officer for the Al Muthanna Task Group in Southern Iraq during the period 24 April 2005 to 25 2006 Q [44]
P, P For distinguished command and leadership in action in Afghanistan, 2008. 2010 A [45]
P, P, DSC For distinguished command and leadership in action. 2012 A [46]
Slater, MichaelMichael Slater
Smith, StuartStuart Smith, AM For distinguished command and leadership in warlike operations as Commander Joint Task Force 633 on Operation SLIPPER from January to October 2012. 2013 Q [47]

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