An Italian Expedition To Albania Campaign Medal; Type 1 Auction bronze insignia with an overlaying

bronze insignia with an overlaying white metal ribbon banner

As a member of the 1st Canadian Reserve Battalion

Footnote: William Piper was born on March 15

two lugs intact

He was taken on strength at Dibgate on April 26

An Italian Expedition To Albania Campaign Medal; Type 1 Auction bronze insignia with an overlayingAn Italian Expedition to Albania Campaign Medal; Type 1 Bronze, 33 mm, original ribbon, light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The medal was instituted on March 7, 1940, to be awarded to military and civilian participants in the Italian occupation of Albania. By 1939, Italy dominated all aspects of Albania life but in the minds of Mussolini and Ciano, German triumphs in Austria and Czechoslovakia demanded an Italian response. This came in the