buoy15 - the 'Imperial' DSC
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disting...ted_Kingdom%29 is different to the Australian DSC
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disting...28Australia%29.
The Oz DSC has replaced a range of Imperial awards, including the 'original' DSC and also the DFC.
Eagle86 - it's actually the 'Victoria Cross
for Australia', same as the 'VC for NZ' recently awarded to CPL Apiata (but different to the Canadian 'Victoria Cross').
NZ went to it's own system of awards in 1999 (replacing the DFC with the NZGD - New Zealand Gallantry Decoration), and the Canucks in 1984 (I think) - whilst I also see the loss of the air-specific AFC/DFC as a shame, it is the way of the purple world...