An Italian Expedition To Albania Campaign Medal Auction Archive noting that "on (the) left

noting that "on (the) left side of (his) chest

while the other two are stamped "Canadian Military Photograph" on the reverse)

he was promoted to Acting Gunner (T)

In his subsequent report to the Rear-Admiral

likely of French manufacture

An Italian Expedition To Albania Campaign Medal Auction Archive noting that "on (the) leftAn Italian Expedition to Albania Campaign Medal Type C, bronze, original ribbon, near mint. Footnote: The medal was instituted on 7 March 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 invasion of Albania by