Italy, Kingdom. A Red Cross Long Service Cross, 1St Class Gold Grade For Twenty-Five Years' Service Buy Now suspended from buttonhole bronze suspension

suspended from buttonhole bronze suspension with original ribbon

inscribed "ONTWAART" below the flag

(Militär-Maria-Theresien-Orden)

Lindorf is a part of the city of Kirchheim unter Teck (south of Stuttgart

I was put on a troop ship

Italy, Kingdom. A Red Cross Long Service Cross, 1St Class Gold Grade For Twenty-Five Years' Service Buy Now suspended from buttonhole bronze suspension(Croce di anzianit per 25 anni di servizio della Crosse Rossa Italiana). Instituted in 1917. In silver gilt, measuring 37 mm (w) x 41. 7 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally pierced ball suspension, very light contact, traces of gilt remains, original ribbon, near extremely fine.