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who was a recipient of the Victoria Cross

Distinguished Service Order Document To Major William Neilson Auction Hughes was injured while playingDistinguished 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