Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 1st issue (JX.164530. A. Schembri L.S. H.M.S. Falcon.) with official corrections, very fine £40-£50

Alfred Schembri qualified for the award of the L.S. & G.C. Medal, 30 July 1954, whilst serving at H.M.S. Falcon. His service number (recorded on the roll as ‘E/LX.164530’) indicates a Malta local enlistment number for Maltese ratings. The medal was sent to H.M.S. Phoenicia for presentation. The airfield at Hal Far, Malta was the first permanent airfield to be built on Malta and opened, 1 April 1929, as H.M.S. Falcon. It was handed over to the Malta Government in 1979. H.M.S. Phoenicia was the Naval Base at Fort Manoel, Malta.