A Second War Italian 1St Division Alpine "Taurinense" Badge Hold 24 mm x 53 mm

24 mm x 53 mm

centrepiece marked with Arabic "2"

The Queen's University Alexander MacPhail Scholarship is maintained by the Class of Science 1914

Scattered mothing on the felt reverse

/ So let your rest be sweet and deep / In Flanders Fields

A Second War Italian 1St Division Alpine "Taurinense" Badge Hold 24 mm x 53 mmDie stamped bronze with a gold coloured wash and green paint, 53. 5 mm x 65. 2 mm, one die hole in each of the the three points for uniform attachment, contact marks and surface wear evident on the wash, very fine. Footnote: The 1st Division Alpine "Taurinense" was a mountain division of the Italian Army based in Turin. The Division was established on September 10 1935, based on the 3rd and 4th Alpine Regiment and 1st Regiment of Artillery Alpina.