A 1935 Italian 4Th National Meeting Of Gunners At Florence Commemorative Medal United Republic of in 1896 and was Colonel

in 1896 and was Colonel of the Bedford Regiment

he was awarded the Most Honourable Order of the Bath

to commemorate the first anniversary of his accession to the imperial throne

He saw two rank promotions before the outbreak of the Second World War: to Ordinary Seaman on May 26

A 1935 Italian 4Th National Meeting Of Gunners At Florence Commemorative Medal United Republic of in 1896 and was ColonelBronze, obverse illustrating a soldier standing on stairs and bearing a flag, backed by a lion, reverse inscribed "4 RADUNO NAZIONALE DEGLI ARTIGLIERI FIRENZE 11. 12. 13. V. 1935 XIII" above a fasces enclosed by a an upside down open ended wreath of laurel leaves, backed by crossed cannons, 32 mm, original ribbon, extremely fine. (C: 147)