DSO and MC group of 11 to Brigadier Hugh Vivian Combs, Ox & Bucks LI: MC for rescuing men under fire at Hébuterne in 1916, four MiDs in France and further MiDs in Egypt, DSO for Italy; later WWII TA Colonel, appointed ADC to King George VI in 1943

A group of eleven to Brigadier Hugh Vivian Combs, DSO, MC, TD, comprising the Distinguished Service Order, Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal with Mention in Despatches oak leaf, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-45, Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal, Territorial Decoration, Efficiency Decoration with Territorial bar and additional clasp, and Italian Bronze Medal for Military Valour.

Combs transferred from the Honourable Artillery Company to the 1st Buckinghamshire Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. He received the Military Cross for gallantry at Hébuterne, where his patrol was attacked by a larger enemy force. Despite suffering casualties, he kept control of his men, withdrew and brought in the casualties under heavy fire. His MC citation was published on 16 May 1916.

The accompanying history records four Mentions in Despatches for service in France and further mentions for Egypt. Later attached to the 23rd Machine Gun Battalion, he was awarded the DSO for distinguished service during operations in Italy, as well as the Italian Bronze Medal for Military Valour.

He continued to serve in the Territorial Army, holding the rank of Colonel during the Second World War. In 1943 he was appointed Additional Aide-de-Camp to King George VI and was later granted the honorary rank of Brigadier.