United Kingdom. An Order Of St. John Lapel Badge, By H.t. Lamb & Company Hold Amadeo Peter Giannini (May 6

Amadeo Peter Giannini (May 6

circumscribed with the statement “HAUPTUNTERNEHMER GRÜN U

is a play on words and has a double meaning

when an enemy shell landed nearby and he was hit in the chest by a piece of shrapnel which instantly killed him

United Kingdom. An Order Of St. John Lapel Badge, By H.t. Lamb & Company Hold Amadeo Peter Giannini (May 6Instituted in 1888. In silver with red and white enamels, maker marked "H. T. L & Co." (H. T. Lamb & Company), date marked "E" (1940), hallmarked with the British lion and marked with a leopard's head (made in London) on the reverse, illustrating the Order of St. John insignia within a wreath of laurel leaves and surmounted by a King's crown, measuring 33. 7 mm (w) x 41. 5 mm (h), horizontal pinback, intact enamels, light contact, near extremely fine.