A First War Italian 1St Infantry Division War Medal 1915-1918 Newly Listed Active Militia of Canada

Active Militia of Canada

45th Engineer Group received a Purple Heart for wounds received in the Republic of Vietnam

and while the Russians were closing in

he continued his North Sea patrol service out of Portsmouth with the 7th Flotilla as tender to H

showing usual and pleasing tarnishing from oxidization

A First War Italian 1St Infantry Division War Medal 1915-1918 Newly Listed Active Militia of CanadaIn bronze, engraver marked "L ROSSIGNOLI", obverse illustrating the Italian eagle on the left attacking a German eagle lying on its back on the right, reverse inscribed "1a DIVISIONE DI FANTERIA GUERRA 1915 1918" inside an open ended wreath composed of laurel leaves on the left and oak leaves on the right, 26 mm, scattered oxidation and spotting evident on the obverse, light contact, very fine.