Italy, Kingdom. A Colonial Order Of The Star Of Italy, V Class Knight, C.1920 GTRexclude barrel of tank shows signs

barrel of tank shows signs of repair

including an Ordnance Artificer patch

Marquess of Harrington

he enlisted with the CEF on January 1st 1915

sailing from Southampton

Italy, Kingdom. A Colonial Order Of The Star Of Italy, V Class Knight, C.1920 GTRexclude barrel of tank shows signs(Ordine coloniale della Stella d'Italia). Instituted in 1914. In silver gilt with red, white and green enamels, measuring 36. 8 mm (w) x 34. 2 mm (h), intact enamels, light contact, original ribbon, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Colonial Order of the Star of Italy was founded as a colonial order of chivalry on June 18, 1914 by King Victor Emmanuel III, to reward soldiers deployed to the colony of Libya. The order had fallen into abeyance by 1943,