Vatican, State. An Equestrian Order Of St. Gregory The Great For Civil Merit, Ii Class Commander Set, Cased, By Tanfani & Bertarelli, C.1930 Archive where the Colonel was Major

where the Colonel was Major General Baron Barsse and at the time of his discharge

Wentzel one of the first recipients of the award

NEW YORK" maker mark above the medal

the reverse with central dates “1914-1915”

He is shown on the rolls as receiving the Queen's South Africa Medal without clasp

Vatican, State. An Equestrian Order Of St. Gregory The Great For Civil Merit, Ii Class Commander Set, Cased, By Tanfani & Bertarelli, C.1930 Archive where the Colonel was Major(Ordine di San Gregorio Magno). Instituted in 1831. Badge: multi piece construction, in silver gilt with red and blue enamels, each of the eight points of the cross exhibiting a ball finial, surmounted by a wreath in silver gilt with red and green enamels, maker marked "TANFANI BERTARELLI" beside a large "A" on the reverse of the wreath, measuring 55. 5 mm (w) x 82 mm (h) inclusive of its wreath suspension, crazing evident in the red enamels on the