 Along with his brother Aird, who served in the Canadian Army, he was part of the liberation of the Netherlands and at Eindhoven.For his service, Nesbitt received a number of military honours.In 1946 he was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire and in 1947 a Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau with Swords, and awarded the Croix de Guerre with Silver Star by the government of France.