The H.A.C. Italian Medallion 1919

[Frank Schofield]

A printed letter from Lt. Col R.N. O'Conner, Commanding the 2nd/1st Battalion of the Honourable Artillery Company (who fought as infantry in WW1), explaining the reason for an award of a medallion from the Italian Government to members of the Battalion.
During the crossing of the Piave in October 1918, the Battalion was involved in the capture of the Grave di Papadopoli, the medallion award to a non-Italian unit is unique.
The medallion is not worn as a decoration, but is purely a memento.
The King of Italy awarded the Battalion a Bronze Medal, all members of the Battalion were presented with the Medallion.
I have tried for several years (before lockdown) to find a copy of the Medallion, attending Military and Medal Fairs, but have had no luck, most dealers have never come across one.
Frank Schofield