Carmelo Camilleri - Merchant Seaman - WW!

[MarMnkly]

Hi Bobo the excerpt was from the British Times Digital Archive as the Carmelo Camilleri mentioned  received a medal of the British Empire. Juust a thought..... if you have his medals to hand, you could search for an image online of the medal awarded to the Carmelo Camilleri above to see if matches the medal you have at home for your grandfather?

Margaret

[trellisick]

hi bobo,
             i found this,  cardiff 1881, ship fountains abbey.
             carmelo carmeli  married  23yrs  male  malta  cook.
it may not help a lot but another snippet for your records, all the best, kali.

ps the british cargo ship fountains abbey was wrecked near red hoad on nov. 15th 1921 on a voyage from riga to dundee with a cargo of flax and timber.

[liverpool annie]

Thought this may be of interest!!

http://www.scienceandsocietyprints.com/barcode10175557.aspx

Annie 

[BoBo]

Hi All
As usual you all surprise me!  I'm still trying to puzzle out granddad's mysterious life.  My Gran, his wife is still alive!  The youngest of 13 and still going strong at 96 years old.  However her hearing is not all that good and therefore between my broken Maltese and her hearing problems I don't get very far.  Any help will always be greatly appreciated.

BoBo

[seaweed]

In the past I have tried researching seamen from Malta with the surname Camillari and it's a minefield. Find my Past has some 28 service records for persons named Carmelo Camilleri who served in the MN between 1918 and 1941. All the service records for the period of the First World War have been destroyed.
Is there any inscription on the edge of the medals you have? If so could you post please?