Italy, Kingdom. A Military Order Of Savoy In Gold, Grand Cross Badge, C.1915 Archive marked by maker’s mark of

marked by maker’s mark of J

He was struck off strength upon sailing for Canada on November 5

There are five black plastic buttons on the inside of the collar for placement of a protective liner

with which he would stay until the end of the war and beyond

weighing 16 grams

Italy, Kingdom. A Military Order Of Savoy In Gold, Grand Cross Badge, C.1915 Archive marked by maker’s mark of(Ordine militare di Savoia). Instituted 1815 by King Victor Emmanuel I. Italian Kingdom Period. Of high quality manufacture in Gold, featuring a white enameled Pison Cross, with detailed green and red enamel laurel and olive branches in each quadrant, obverse centre depicting a white enameled cross of Savoy, with inlaid Gold inscription AL MERITO MILITARE (To Military Merit) on a red enameled background, reverse featuring the restructure date of 1855