Distinguished Service Order Document To Major William Neilson Hold which he gained whilst serving

which he gained whilst serving in the Grenadier Guards in the Crimea

dated May 8

The blade's ricasso is maker marked F

then transferred to the Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp on the 14th

He was drafted under the Military Service Act of 1917 and signed his Particulars of Recruit Paper on January 23

Distinguished Service Order Document To Major William Neilson Hold which he gained whilst servingDistinguished Service Order Document (signed George V, embossed seal of same, issued to "William Neilson, Esquire. Major in the Forces of Our Dominion of Canada" and issued at St. James on the "Third day of June 1918 in the Ninth Year of Our Reign", signed by "Milner" (Principal Secretary of State), addressed at the lower left "Major W. Neilson, 54th Battalion, Canadian Infantry", framed, 217 mm x 345 mm, string hanger). Accompanied by Dog Tag (in