Italy, Kingdom. A Long Service Cross, Silver Grade For Twenty-Five Years Service Seniority, C.1900 Auction Archive who himself later served in

who himself later served in the Second World War as a Warrant Officer in the Royal Signals

bronze Eighteen Years' Service (XVIII) clasp on its original ribbon

worn with expected contact to enamels

numbered "1820" on the edge

New York National Guard 102nd Combat Engineers "100% Duty" Medal (in bronze gilt

Italy, Kingdom. A Long Service Cross, Silver Grade For Twenty-Five Years Service Seniority, C.1900 Auction Archive who himself later served in(Croce per anzianit di servizio). Instituted in 1900. In silver, measuring 32. 5 mm (w) x 32. 5 mm (h), very light contact, original ribbon, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Long Service Cross, Silver Grade was instituted on November 8, 1900 by Royal decree no. 358 and awarded to non commissioned officers and soldiers who served actively for at least sixteen years in the Royal Army, the Navy and later, the Air Force. Silver Grade Crosses for Service