ID Number – 1452
Image No – img1766
Subject – Sgt Ken Sturmey’s Italian Commemorative Medal
Date – 1943
Donor – AllenSandra
Street – Outside Rodbourne
Location – Naples, Italy
Additional Information – This is not an official 8th Army medal but a commemorative one struck by enterprising Italians for the liberating troops to purchase when Naples was liberated. It is based on a similar medal for the American 5th Army and depicts Vesuvius and the bay of Naples.
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