Italy, Kingdom. An Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus, Commander in Case Hold 862836 Lance Corporal Joseph Porter

862836 Lance Corporal Joseph Porter

situated within a circular oak leaf wreath from which a flag pole emanates and completes with a red enameled banner bearing a Cyrillic abbreviation of “СССР” (“USSR”)

He signed his Attestation Paper with the 18th Infantry Battalion "Western Ontario Regiment"

He was doing plain clothes work

providing additional protection for the wearer

Italy, Kingdom. An Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus, Commander in Case Hold 862836 Lance Corporal Joseph Porter(Ordine dei Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro). Instituted in 1434. A Commander neck badge, consisting of bronze gilt, in the form of a white enamelled shamrock cross with the green rays of a Maltese cross in each quadrant, the reverse mirrors the obverse, surmounted by a large hollow crown, worn on a full length green neck ribbon, measures 53. 85 mm (w) x 84. 8 mm (h), worn on original green neck ribbon with ties, enamel chips and cracks on white shamrock,