Vatican, City State. An Order Of St. Gregory, Commander In Gold certificate_of_authenticity with a cotton-lined tongue attached

with a cotton-lined tongue attached to the underside of the boards

He was admitted to the Base Hospital in Toronto on January 14

he would have been marched off to another camp further into Germany with the rest of the POWs

as he was diagnosed with Hypermetropic Astigmatism

dated 17 January 1943

Vatican, City State. An Order Of St. Gregory, Commander In Gold certificate_of_authenticity with a cotton-lined tongue attached(Ordine di San Gregorio Magno). Instituted in 1831. In 18K Gold, a red enamelled cross with ball finials, the obverse medallion features the bust of St. Gregory on a blue enamel field surrounded by the inscription ST. GREGORIUS MAGNUS, the reverse medallion presents an inscription PRO DEO ET PRINCIPE on a blue field, surrounded by a ring inscribed GREGORIUS XVI P. M. ANNO. I., missing the suspension, measures 58. 0mm (w) x 58. 0mm (h), weighs 49. 4