A First War Aef French Theatre Battles Matchbox Cover 1918 Hold The Army later informed his

The Army later informed his mother that his "remains have been carefully exhumed from the original place of interment and reverently reburied in Grave 1

with Recon Waffenfarbe in the center

version issued circa 1925

54 mm x 77 mm inclusive of its wreath suspension

inscribed "VENDICA DAVIDE MENINI" and "AVANTI MIEI ALPINI

A First War Aef French Theatre Battles Matchbox Cover 1918 Hold The Army later informed hisTwo piece construction, brass disk bearing a right facing Marianne, inscribed "REPUBLIQUE" at the left and "FRANAISE" at the right, affixed to the front panel of the thick brass base, spine engraved "R. Murphy", back panel engraved "SOMME VERDUN ARGONNE ST. MEHIEL 1918", with an almost full matchbox inside, contaning thirty matches, the matchbox marked with the Red Cross in the centre and inscribed "THE RED CROSS LICENSES SAFETY MATCH MADE BY NITEDALS