Subsequent awards are denoted by adding a bar to the ribbon

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Suitable for replacement

His exact cause of death remains a mystery

The OBE or Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire was instituted in 1917

Distinguished Service Medal GV Campaign_India General Service 1849-1939 Subsequent awards are denoted byInstituted on 14th October 1914 for award to Petty Officers and ratings of the Royal Navy, NCO's and other ranks of the Royal Marines and all other personnel holding corresponding ranks in the naval forces. The first world war saw 4100 awards made, bars for this period have the date of award engraved on the reverse.