Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Private G. Nelson, Scots Guards, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 12 March 1915

1914 Star, with clasp (6385 Pte. G. Nelson. S. Gds:); British War and Victory Medals (6385 Pte. G. Nelson. S. Gds.) good very fine (3) £120-£160

George Nelson was born in Edinburgh and attested there for the Scots Guards. He served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 15 September 1914, and was killed in action on 12 March 1915. He has no known grave and is commemorated on Le Touret Memorial, France.