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Auction: 26003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 207

Three: Ward Room Servant S. Sammut, Royal Navy

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, no clasp (S. Sammut. W.R. Servt. H.M.S. Iris.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (Simeone Sammut, Dom. 1Cl., H.M.S. Pioneer.); Khedive's Star, dated 1884-6, polish residue, light contact wear, '1884' scratched to reverse of Egypt and Sudan below sphinx, otherwise very fine throughout (3)

Simeone Sammut, the son of Joseph and Margherita Sammut, was born in Mosta, Malta on 10 August 1858. He joined the service of the Royal Navy and was given the service number 108795. He served first with H.M.S. Rapid from 8 July 1879 as a 3rd Class Domestic before moving to H.M.S. Antelope in February 1881, with whom he served until May 1883. Sammut joined H.M.S. Iris in December 1883, and the remainder of the decade saw him serve aboard Duke of Wellington, Hibernia, Polyphemus, and Carysfort. His service record reflects there were several instances of him taking a few weeks of shore leave at Malta during this time.

Sammut continued to serve for another two decades, his final posting being aboard H.M.S. Medea who he left on 6 January 1912 as a 1st Class Officer's Steward. Sammut received a pension following a remarkable 33 years of service in the Royal Navy; sold together with copied research and riband bar.

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Estimate
£180 to £220

Starting price
£140