International. A Military And Hospitaller Order Of Saint Lazarus Of Jerusalem, Officer, C.1965 Archive 1944 while serving in Italy

1944 while serving in Italy

Canadian Garrison Artillery in the field on March 20

adorned by bronze gilt ornate cross with red enamels

Ehrenbund Cross of Merit (silvered bronze

Johnson hallmarked and marked "800" (silver) on the reverse

International. A Military And Hospitaller Order Of Saint Lazarus Of Jerusalem, Officer, C.1965 Archive 1944 while serving in ItalyIn bronze gilt with green and white enamels, measuring 40 mm (w) x 44. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally pierced ball suspension, intact enamels, large rosette on its original ribbon, extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem was a Catholic military order founded by crusaders around 1119 at a leper hospital in Jerusalem, Kingdom of Jerusalem, whose care became its original purpose, named after patron saint Lazarus.