Italy, Kingdom. A Colonial Order Of The Star Of Italy, V Class Knight, C.1920 certificate_of_authenticity He was educated at Hamilton

He was educated at Hamilton Collegiate Institute and later went to law school at Osgoode Hall in Toronto

First badge in bronze gilt with red

Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff

commanding its guns during the Somme offensive

Award document for Iron Cross 1st

Italy, Kingdom. A Colonial Order Of The Star Of Italy, V Class Knight, C.1920 certificate_of_authenticity He was educated at Hamilton(Ordine coloniale della Stella d'Italia). Instituted in 1914. In silver gilt with red, white and green enamels, measuring 36. 8 mm (w) x 34. 2 mm (h), intact enamels, light contact, original ribbon, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Colonial Order of the Star of Italy was founded as a colonial order of chivalry on June 18, 1914 by King Victor Emmanuel III, to reward soldiers deployed to the colony of Libya. The order had fallen into abeyance by 1943,