Italy, Kingdom. An Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus, c.1900 visually-hidden he was commissioned as a

he was commissioned as a Lieutenant (Junior Grade)

145 British and 4

He signed his Particulars of Recruit Drafted Under Military Service Act 1917

WWI Commemorative Medal for Combatants (silvered bronze

It exhibits foxing along the top and sides of the pages

Italy, Kingdom. An Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus, c.1900 visually-hidden he was commissioned as a(Ordine dei Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro). Instituted in 1572 by Pope Gregory XIII at the request of Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy. In silver gilt, a white enamelled Shamrock cross with a green enamelled Maltese cross arm in each quadrant, surmounted by a crown, obverse mirrors the reverse, measures 39. 47 mm (w) x 60. 8 mm (h), weighs 13. 8 grams, worn on a replacement green ribbon, enamels intact, in extremely fine condition.