Italy, Kingdom. A Colonial Order of the Star of Italy, III Class Commander Newly Listed He was with the 1st

He was with the 1st Brigade

Pontoneers

a statement he wrote in a letter to his wife from Warsaw in November 1939

with a golden double-looped ring for suspension

in the Balkan Campaign and over Crete

Italy, Kingdom. A Colonial Order of the Star of Italy, III Class Commander Newly Listed He was with the 1st(Ordine coloniale della Stella d'Italia). Instituted in 1914, discontinued in 1943. Five piece construction, in bronze gilt with red, white and green enamels, measuring 49. 5 mm (w) x 81 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, on its original full length neck ribbon but is missing its ties, intact enamels, extremely fine. In its hardshelled case of issue, dark brown dimpled exterior, inside lid in off white satin, padded and maker marked "CRAVANZOLA