Tunisia, Ottoman Empire. An Infantry Officer's Fez Plate, C.1865 Hold Vittorio Emanuelle III Imperator (bronze

Vittorio Emanuelle III Imperator (bronze

According to a contemporary newspaper article

A silver gilt Maltese cross with blue enameled arms and with flames between the arms fo the cross

A First War Medal Pair to the 3rd Canadian Infantry CEF - British War Medal (172355 PTE

that after his release from active service

Tunisia, Ottoman Empire. An Infantry Officer's Fez Plate, C.1865 Hold Vittorio Emanuelle III Imperator (bronzeIn brass gilt, illustrating an oval bearing the cypher of Muhammad III as Sadiq, the Husainid Bey of Tunis (1859 1882), fronting a trophy of arms base, measuring 65. 3 mm (w) x 85. 8 mm (h), vertical pinback flanked by dual stays, maker marked "AXC" (Adrien Chaubillon, Paris) on the French made bronze replacement pin, missing its catch, light contact, scattered gilt wear, very fine. Footnote: The Tunisian beys, a Turkish title for chieftain,