List of recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (Australia)
Name Citation Awarded
A For distinguished command and leadership in warlike operations as the Commanding Officer of the Special Operations Task Group 632 Rotation IV during Operation OKRA in Iraq during 2016 2017 Q
Michael 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
Jason 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
C For distinguished command and leadership in action 2012 A
John Caligari , AM For distinguished command and leadership in action 2012 A
Angus 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
John Cantwell , AO For distinguished command and leadership in action as the Commander Joint Task Force 633 on Operations SLIPPER and KRUGER 2012 A
Peter 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
Michael 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
Michael Crane , DSC AM For distinguished command and leadership in warlike operations as the Commander of Joint Task Force 633 on Operation SLIPPER from October 2012 to September 2013 2014 Q
Campbell 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
Stephen Day For distinguished command and leadership of the 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment during the deployment and operational phases of Operation WARDEN 25 Mar 2000
D , DSC For distinguished command and leadership in warlike operations on Operation SLIPPER 2016 A
Justin 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
Gregory 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
Mark Evans , AM For distinguished command and leadership as the Commander of the 3rd Brigade during Operation WARDEN in East Timor 25 Mar 2000
Kahlil 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
F , DSC For distinguished command and leadership in warlike operations during Operation SLIPPER 2015 A
G For distinguished command and leadership in action in Afghanistan in 2008 2010 A
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 87 awards have been made—which includes six Bars—with the most recent being announced in the 2018 Queen 's Birthday Honour 's List .
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. Since its inception 87 awards have been made - which includes six Bars - with the most recent being announced in the 2018 Queen's Birthday Honour's List.