Enlisting in the 53rd (Northern Saskatchewan) Battalion in December 1914
that he had previous military service with the Lincoln and Welland Regiment and the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps and that his trade was that of Caretaker
the son of Morris Cook Nelson and Emma Elizabeth Nelson
The 102nd also provided substantial numbers to the 54th (Kootenay) Battalion of the CEF
A Miniature Austrian Order of the Iron Crown in Gold - In gold with blue
An Rad (Reichsarbeitsdienst) Dual-Point Pennant Archive Enlisting in the 53rd (NorthernAn RAD (Reichsarbeitsdienst) Dual Point Pennant : Screen printed in black ink with a RAD (Reichsarbeitsdienst) insignia on a white cotton circle in the centre, surrounded by a red cotton field, distinctive dual prong points forming the canton, reinforced stitching along the edges, white canvas hoist sleeve with rope fed through, looped at either end for attachment to a flag pole, measuring 1,210 mm x 1,780 mm, exhibiting a few holes, slight fraying