Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

An ‘Al Valore Militare’ group of three awarded to Commander P. Gibson, Royal Naval Reserve

Italy, Kingdom, Al Valore Militare, bronze, obverse unsigned, reverse inscribed, ‘Al Comandante P. Gibson, 25.6.917’, incorrect ribbon; Italian Unofficial Medal, 31mm., silver, reverse inscribed (name and date engraved) ‘Nel proprio P. Gibson retaggio torna Italia e il svo svolo riprende 27.5.917’; French Unofficial Medal, 28mm., bronze gilt, reverse engraved, ‘Pour Comandant P. Gibson “La France” 3 Juin 917’, good very fine (3) £150-200

Percy Gibson was born in St. Pancras, Middlesex in 1864. He gained his Master’s papers in 1891 and was a Lieutenant-Commander in the R.N.R. Joined the Imperial Merchant Services Guild in 1901. With copied Lloyds Register extracts and other research. The Al Valore Militare is not recorded in the London Gazette and is not confirmed.