France, Iii Republic. A Military Medal For The Occupation Of The Rhineland, C.1925 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac In 1916 he was taken

In 1916 he was taken prisoner

stamped with a large "R" within a circle (Registered Mail)

An Italian Colonial Forces Motorized Unit Cap Badge - Bronze and gold-coloured bullion wire

Measuring 160 mm (w) x 114 mm (h)

France, Iii Republic. A Military Medal For The Occupation Of The Rhineland, C.1925 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac In 1916 he was taken(Medaille de Rhnanie). Instituted in 1925. Type II (Rhineland, Ruhr and Tyrol). In bronze, maker marked "AXC" (Adrien Chaubillon, Paris) and marked "BRONZE" on the edge, engraver marked "M. Delannoy" (Maurice Delannoy) on the obverse, inscribed "RHENANIE RUR TYROL" on the reverse, measuring 30 mm in diameter, very light contact, original ribbon, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Military Medal for the Occupation of the Rhineland was instituted in