Italy, Kingdom. An Order Of St. Maurice And St. Lazarus, III Class Commander, in Gold, c.1900 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac maker marked on reverse “ANTON

maker marked on reverse “ANTON REITTERER JEWELLER WIEN IX SCHUBERTS

Hamilton with a strength of 32 officers and 822 other ranks

He was diagnosed with of an inoperable pre-sacral tumour and was repatriated to Canada aboard the Hospital Ship Llandovery Castle on December 28th

Signs of surface rust on the exterior on top and throughout the underside

Italy, Kingdom. An Order Of St. Maurice And St. Lazarus, III Class Commander, in Gold, c.1900 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac maker marked on reverse “ANTON(Ordine dei Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro). Instituted in 1572 by Pope Gregory XIII at the request of Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy. In 18K Gold, a white enamelled Shamrock cross, with green enamelled fans with ball finials in each quadrant representing a Maltese cross, surmounted by a large Gold crown and lightly beaded elongated suspension loop, measures 53. 8 mm (w) x 84. 1 mm (h), weighs 25. 7 grams, loss of three bulbs of the shamrock cross (two