An Italian Youth Of The Lictor Matera Fascist Membership Badge Newly Listed He and Lieutenant Colonel MacDonnell

He and Lieutenant Colonel MacDonnell were made Companions of the Bath after the war for their parts in the battle

The Division was composed of the 55th Infantry Brigade (109th Infantry Regiment

overall good very fine condition

Royal Canadian Regiment and later

designating the wearer to be an enlisted man

An Italian Youth Of The Lictor Matera Fascist Membership Badge Newly Listed He and Lieutenant Colonel MacDonnell(Giovent Italiana del Littorio =GIL): Die stamped bronze gilt with deep yellow and red paint, unmarked, 57. 5 mm x 71. 7 mm, die holes in all three corners for uniform attachment, scattered gilt wear and paint chipping, better than very fine.