An Italian Expedition To Albania Campaign Medal Archive just purchased from a Vet

just purchased from a Vet

scattered gilt wear and pitting

Richards enlisted as a Private with Queen's Own Rifles and was transferred in the same rank (55275) to the 19th Infantry Battalion CEF on November 6

Lilley LePoidevin

An Italian Expedition To Albania Campaign Medal Archive just purchased from a VetAn Italian Expedition to Albania Campaign Medal Type 1; Bronze, 32. 8 mm, original ribbon, 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 form of the