Distinguished Service Cross (Australia)
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The Distinguished Service Cross (Australia) is a high-level Australian military decoration awarded for distinguished command and leadership in warlike operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Distinguished Service Cross (Australia) canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3515288 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Distinguished Service Cross (Australia) Context triple: [David Hurley, awardReceived, Distinguished Service Cross (Australia)]
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A.
Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)
The Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom) is a British military decoration awarded to naval and later other armed forces personnel for acts of exemplary gallantry during active operations at sea.
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B.
Victoria Cross for Australia
The Victoria Cross for Australia is the highest military decoration awarded to members of the Australian Defence Force for extraordinary valour in the presence of the enemy.
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C.
Distinguished Service Cross
The Distinguished Service Cross is the United States Army’s second-highest military decoration, awarded for extraordinary heroism in combat against an armed enemy.
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D.
Distinguished Conduct Medal
The Distinguished Conduct Medal was a high-level British military decoration awarded to non-commissioned officers and other ranks for exceptional bravery in the field.
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E.
Conspicuous Gallantry Cross
The Conspicuous Gallantry Cross is a British military decoration awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry during active operations against the enemy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Distinguished Service Cross (Australia) Target entity description: The Distinguished Service Cross (Australia) is a high-level Australian military decoration awarded for distinguished command and leadership in warlike operations.
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A.
Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)
The Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom) is a British military decoration awarded to naval and later other armed forces personnel for acts of exemplary gallantry during active operations at sea.
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B.
Victoria Cross for Australia
The Victoria Cross for Australia is the highest military decoration awarded to members of the Australian Defence Force for extraordinary valour in the presence of the enemy.
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C.
Distinguished Service Cross
The Distinguished Service Cross is the United States Army’s second-highest military decoration, awarded for extraordinary heroism in combat against an armed enemy.
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D.
Distinguished Conduct Medal
The Distinguished Conduct Medal was a high-level British military decoration awarded to non-commissioned officers and other ranks for exceptional bravery in the field.
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E.
Conspicuous Gallantry Cross
The Conspicuous Gallantry Cross is a British military decoration awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry during active operations against the enemy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian military award
ⓘ
military decoration ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Australian Honours and Awards Secretariat ⓘ |
| awardedBy |
Australia
ⓘ
Australian Defence Force ⓘ Australian government ⓘ
surface form:
Australian Government
|
| awardedFor | distinguished command and leadership in warlike operations ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority | Governor-General of Australia ⓘ |
| belongsToCategory | Australian gallantry and distinguished service decorations ⓘ |
| canBeAwardedPosthumously | true ⓘ |
| claspAwardedFor | subsequent awards of distinguished command and leadership in warlike operations ⓘ |
| confers | post-nominal entitlement DSC ⓘ |
| conflictType | warlike operations ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| eligibility |
members of the Australian Defence Force
ⓘ
other persons determined by the Governor-General ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Letters Patent
ⓘ
Elizabeth II ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Elizabeth II
|
| firstAwarded | 1991 ⓘ |
| grade | single-grade decoration ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | DSC (Aust.) ⓘ |
| hasClasps | yes ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
Federation Star
ⓘ
laurel wreath ⓘ |
| higherAward | Star of Gallantry ⓘ |
| inception | 1991 ⓘ |
| isWornAfter | Star of Gallantry ⓘ |
| isWornBefore | Medal for Gallantry ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Letters Patent of 15 January 1991 ⓘ |
| lowerAward | Medal for Gallantry ⓘ |
| material | gold ⓘ |
| namedAfter | distinguished service in command and leadership ⓘ |
| orderOfWearRank | high-level gallantry and distinguished service decoration ⓘ |
| partOf |
Australian Bravery Decorations
ⓘ
surface form:
Australian Bravery and Gallantry Decorations
Australian honours system ⓘ
surface form:
Australian Honours System
|
| postNominalLetters | DSC ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
Commendation for Distinguished Service (Australia)
ⓘ
Distinguished Service Medal (Australia) ⓘ |
| ribbonColor |
gold stripes
ⓘ
navy blue ⓘ |
| scopeOfOperations |
domestic warlike operations
ⓘ
overseas warlike operations ⓘ |
| shape | cross pattée ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| typeOfServiceRecognised |
command
ⓘ
leadership ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Distinguished Service Cross (Australia) Description of subject: The Distinguished Service Cross (Australia) is a high-level Australian military decoration awarded for distinguished command and leadership in warlike operations.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.