Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards for Military and Civil Service Auction Neilson was awarded the Military

Neilson was awarded the Military Medal for actions in the Ypres Salient in early April 1916

was promoted to second-in-command

where he qualified as a Driver (Wheeled Vehicles) III Class on April 7

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Minor material fatigue is visible to the base cloth

Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards for Military and Civil Service Auction Neilson was awarded the Military(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of awards, including: 1. A War Merit Cross II Class, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse bearing a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a wreathed date of 1939, unmarked, 48. 70 mm (w) x 49. 05 mm (h), weighing 24. 8 grams, in near mint condition. 2. An Eastern