Vatican. An Order Of St. Gregory The Great For Military Merit, Iii Class Knight's Case, C.1870 Hold (Beknopte Geschiedenis der Nederlandse Ridderorden)

(Beknopte Geschiedenis der Nederlandse Ridderorden)

the ribbon with two thread-like red stripes down the centre designating it as Officer

that he had previous military service as a Private with the Queen's Own Rifles (from October 30

He was unmarried at the time of issue in 1941

Star measures 51

Vatican. An Order Of St. Gregory The Great For Military Merit, Iii Class Knight's Case, C.1870 Hold (Beknopte Geschiedenis der Nederlandse Ridderorden)(Ordine di San Gregorio Magno). Instituted in 1831. Hardshelled design on both the lid and base, the exterior with a deep red pebbled covering on five sides, the bottom with a black pebbled covering, the lid with the Papal coat of arms of Pope Pius IX (Giovanni Mastai Ferretti, 1846 1878) in gold colored ink, the arms consisting of the Papal crown and crossed keys above a shield, which bears a rampant lion, the arms of the Mastai family, in the first