where the decision was made that he be invalided to England
awarded permanent commission as a Major (London Gazette on August 22
Close Combat Badge in Bronze - Marked F&BL
An Italian SS EM/NCO’s sleeve eagle constructed of white thread over a red
along with six small newspaper articles
Italy, Kingdom. An Order Of The Annunciation, Lesser Collar With Star, By Cravanzola, C.1930 Newly Listed where the decision was made(Ordine Supremo della Santissima Annunziata). Instituted 1362 by Amadeus VI Count of Savoy. A silver gilt chain made up of thirteen ornate sections, each of which is linked by Savoyan knots, each section has the letters FERT (Fortitudo Eius Rhodum Tulit By his bravery he conquered Rhodes), from the collar, at the centre hangs a medallion that portrays the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary by the Archangel Gabriel, the medallion is surrounded by three