Italy, Kingdom. A Miniature Order Of St. Maurice And St. Lazarus In Gold, .C.1890 Auction Straps rest on each shoulder

Straps rest on each shoulder

though the heavy shelling and mortaring continued

He is documented as having been issued his Military Medal as a Private with the 24th Battalion by 2nd Division Order 4285 on September 17

the reverse inscribed ZUM ANDENKEN AN DEN HUNDERTSTEN GEBURTSTAG DES GROSSEN KAISERS WILHELM I

of which Cole became part of the Chatham Battalion

Italy, Kingdom. A Miniature Order Of St. Maurice And St. Lazarus In Gold, .C.1890 Auction Straps rest on each shoulder(Ordine dei Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro). Instituted in 1434. In 18K Gold with white and green enamels, weighing 1. 4 grams, measuring 13. 2 mm (w) x 23. 5 mm (h), intact enamels, extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus is a Roman Catholic dynastic order of knighthood bestowed by the House of Savoy, founded in 1572 by Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy, through amalgamation approved by Pope Gregory XIII of the Order of Saint