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Auction: 21103 - Orders, Decorations and Medals e-Auction 4
Lot: 83

Seven: Private W. Nelson, Seaforth Highlanders

India General Service 1895-1908, 1 clasp, Relief of Chitral 1895 (3966 Pte. W. Nelson 2d Bn. Seaforth Highrs.); Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (3966. Pte. W. Nelson. 1/Sea Hrs.); Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, Wittebergen (3966 Pte. W. Nelson, 2: Sea: Highrs:); King's South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (3966 Pte. W. Nelson. Seaforth Highrs:); 1914-15 Star (6665, Pte. W. Nelson. Sea. Highrs.); British War Medal 1914-20 (6665 Pte. W. Nelson. Sea. Highrs.); Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 2 clasps, The Atbara, Khartoum (3966 Private W. Nelson 1st Sea. Highrs.), contact marks, nearly very fine (7)

William Nelson was born at Leeds in 1873 and enlisted in the Seaforth Highlanders at Leeds on 10 October 1891. He saw active service in India from 27 January 1893, including at the Relief of Chitral in 1895 (Medal & clasp), before going to Crete in March 1897 and Sudan in January 1898 (Queen's Medal, Khedive's Medal). Nelson also served in South Africa during the Boer War from 2 March 1900-2 September 1902, being discharged on 8 May 1903. Upon the outbreak of the Great War, he re-enlisted at Leeds on 22 December 1914 and served with his old Regiment in France from 27 January 1915, being demobilised on 16 March 1919.

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