Italy, Kingdom; International. A Military and Hospitaller Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem, Two Awards consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Red wool with reinforced buttonholes

Red wool with reinforced buttonholes at either end

in uniform and with the Knight’s Cross (awarded on 6 April 1943) with Oak Leaves (awarded on 16 September 1943) and an array of other decorations clearly visible

Armed Forces Merit Medal (bronze

and was initially reported as missing in action on the morning of 9 April 1917 in the vicinity of Souchez

which is also missing an additional closure belt

Italy, Kingdom; International. A Military and Hospitaller Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem, Two Awards consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Red wool with reinforced buttonholes(Ordo Militaris et Hospitalis Sancti Lazari Hierosolymitani). Instituted in 1434. Officer's Badge: three piece construction, in bronze gilt with light green, dark green and white enamels, designed with ball finials on all eight points on the arms, measuring 40. 8 mm (w) x 47 mm (h), intact enamels, large rosette affixed to its original ribbon with pinback; and Women's Badge: three piece construction, in bronze gilt with light green, dark green and