A Second War Italian Commander’s Tank Badge Archive His official date of birth

His official date of birth was confirmed as September 18

He was discharged from active service upon demobilization on October 14

but the Yugoslav eagle emblem was changed to a Croatian emblem

Two hook fasteners on the collar opening ensure a snug fit

in a sworn statement signed by him and notarized by a Justice of the Peace: "I Alfred Sillett do solemnly and sincerely declare that I was enlisted on the 22nd February 1907

A Second War Italian Commander’s Tank Badge Archive His official date of birthBronze gilt with red and black enamels, illustrating a dragon hovering over a tank, surrounded by an open ended wreath of oak leaves, inscribed "FERREA MOLE FERREO CVORE" (Iron Heart, Iron Mole), 31. 2 mm x 46. 5 mm, slide locking horizontal pinback, chipping evident in the red enamels on the dragon's tongue, extremely fine.