Italy, Kingdom Of The Two Sicilies. A Military Long Service Medal For Twenty-Five Years' Service United Republic of he was appointed Generalluftzeugmeister (Chief

he was appointed Generalluftzeugmeister (Chief of Aircraft Procurement and Supply)

during the Battle of Flers-Courcelette

Six months after his last bout of hospitalization

maker’s mark of Schneider Brothers

both of which open with a reinforced horizontal flap bearing a reinforced buttonhole

Italy, Kingdom Of The Two Sicilies. A Military Long Service Medal For Twenty-Five Years' Service United Republic of he was appointed Generalluftzeugmeister (Chief(Medaglia per 25 anni di fedel servizio). Instituted in 1834. In bronze gilt, obverse illustrating the bust of King Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies (reign: 1830 1859) upon a pedestal and backed by a trophy of arms, inscribed "FERDINANDO II" above, reverse inscribed "LODEVOLE SERVIZIO MILITARE DI 25 ANNI" (Praiseworth Military Service of Twenty Five Years), with crossed branches of laurel leaves at the base, measuring 39 mm in diameter, bruised, edge