He was posthumously awarded the Gold Medal of Military Valor (Italy's highest award for valour) by Victor Emmanuel III himself, but was not registered as a soldier due to his inability, "So that his glorious and heroic memory may be passed on to future generations".
He was posthumously awarded Italy's highest military valor award, the Gold Medal of Military Valor, by Victor Emmanuel III himself, but was not officially recorded as a soldier due to his inability, "so that his glorious and heroic memory may be passed on to future generations".