Italy, Fascist State. An Alpini Association African Campaign Medal Archive a very impressive record considering

a very impressive record considering that it was achieved before the development of antibiotics and the principles of antisepsis

The blade's reverse ricasso is maker marked SMF Solingen (Stocker & Co

Hughes was awarded the Order of the British Empire

He was serving with No

to confirm that it was an accident

Italy, Fascist State. An Alpini Association African Campaign Medal Archive a very impressive record consideringAn Italian Alpini Association African Campaign Medal Blackened bronze, obverse illustrating an Italian soldier advancing over an outcrop, inscribed "VENDICA DAVIDE MENINI" and "AVANTI MIEI ALPINI!..,," above, reverse inscribed "ASSne NAZle ALPINI" on a disk centred on a fasces, surrounded by the inscription "ONORA LA TVA PENNA IN TERRA D'AFRICA", 35. 3 mm, very light contact, near extremely fine.