Saxony, Kingdom. A 15-Year Long Service Medal, Silver Grade, C.1870 certificate_of_authenticity Neilson contracted some sort of

Neilson contracted some sort of illness but his records do not indicate its nature

5 mm x 65 mm inclusive of its crown suspension

four of which are wearing Prussian Pilot Badges

His health never completely recovered and for the balance of his life

for treatment of a "left varicocele" (an abnormal enlargement of the pampiniform venous plexus in the scrotum)

Saxony, Kingdom. A 15-Year Long Service Medal, Silver Grade, C.1870 certificate_of_authenticity Neilson contracted some sort of(Dienstauszeichnung fr 15 Jahre in Silber). Instituted 24 December 1831 by King Anton and Regent Friedrich August II. (1868 1874 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with central wreathed integrated monograms of King Anton and Regent Friedrich August II, the reverse with an inscription of FR LANGE U. TREUE DIENSTE (FOR LONG AND FAITHFUL SERVICE), within a stylized oak leaf wreath, unmarked,