Vatican, International. A Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint Mary of Bethlehem, Commander, c.1940 Newly Listed an anchor (made in Birmingham)

an anchor (made in Birmingham) and date marked "t" (1918) on the support plate

Although he is acknowledged as having been a veteran of the Spanish American War on his grave marker

A single integrated cotton suspension loop is also set into the neck

the 1958 clasp unmarked

the lid bearing a black LDO logo

Vatican, International. A Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint Mary of Bethlehem, Commander, c.1940 Newly Listed an anchor (made in Birmingham)(Ordine Militare ed Ospedaliero di Santa Maria di Betlemme). Instituted in 1459. Badge with a three piece construction, in bronze gilt with blue enamels, the obverse centrepiece with a lighter shade of blue enamels, the badge suspended from trophy of arms with a two piece construction in fire gilt bronze with blue and white enamels, measuring 58 mm (w) x 112 mm (h) inclusive of its trophy of arms suspension, intact enamels, extremely fine. Footnote: