5926445 Distinguished Service Order awarded to Second-Lieutenant Cyril George Edwards, 1917 (metal) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Distinguished Service Order awarded to Second-Lieutenant Cyril George Edwards, 1917. Edwards was serving with 2/7th Battalion The Prince of Wales?s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) when in July 1917 he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) for saving the life of a non-commissioned officer. He did this by putting his foot on a hand grenade that had landed nearby and subsequently exploded. Edward?s foot was blown off, but he became the first officer to receive and survive a blood transfusion at a front line hospital.); by National Army Museum ; British, out of copyright.