Long and Efficient Service Medals

The Prime Minister has approved the award of Long and Efficient Service Medals and clasps to serving members of the Armed Forces of Malta, with effect from March 31.

These included 11 who received the second clasp for 30 years of service, 89 members who were awarded the first clasp of the medal for 25 years of service, and eight who have been awarded the Long and Efficient Service Medal for 18 years of service.

The recipients were listed in the Government Gazette.

Those who were awarded the second clasp of the Long and Efficient Service Medal for 30 years of service are:

Gunner Joseph Bugeja; in the rank of captain: Joseph Abdilla, Michael Farrugia and Thomas Briffa; Lieutenant Joseph Vassallo; in the rank of warrant officer 1: William Brimmer, George Zammit and Raymond Spiteri; in the rank of warrant officer 2: Carmel Camilleri and Fortunato Bonnici and staff sergeant Joseph Nappa.

Those who were awarded the first clasp of the Long and Efficient Service Medal for 25 years of service are:

In the rank of colonel: Carmel Vassallo and Anthony Grech; Lieutenant Colonel Raphael Farrugia; in the rank of captain: George Debono and Anthony Zammit; in the rank of lieutenant: Carmel Grech, Alexander Borg and Francis Xavier Chircop;

In the rank of warrant officers I: Joseph Cini, Aloysius Fenech, Emanuel Cauchi, Joseph Sant, Francis Buhagiar, Mario Camilleri and Patrick Attard; in the rank of warrant officer II: Anthony Micallef, Arthur Dutton, Mario Vella, Louis Farrugia, Edward Abdilla, Paul Galea, Mario Fabri, Anthony Farrugia, Mariante Abela, Michael St John, Raymond Cremona, John Gauci and Carmelo Formosa; in the rank of staff sergeant: Raymond Mizzi, Joseph Buttigieg, Carmel Micallef, Godwin Sayan, Emanuel Simiana, Mark Schembri, Frank Rizzo, Patrick Meli, Carmel Preca, Emanuel Francalanza, Carmel Paul Farrugia, Francis Galea, Clement Bugeja, Carmel Vassallo and Joseph Cuschieri;

In the rank of sergeant: Annetto Farrugia, Joseph Caruana, Joseph Caruana, Carmel Farrugia, Carmel Mallia, Leonard Cassar, Alfred Spiteri, Aristide Galea, Anthony Garzia, George Hayman, Francis Ellul, Rosario Mintoff, Francis Fenech, Alfred Farrugia, Stephen Psaila, Antonio Dimech, Thomas Muscat, Luke Psaila, Anthony Raimondo, William Farrugia, Martin Cassar, John Muscat, Michael Zahra, Roger Callus and William Parnis;

In the rank of bombardier: Alfred Bartolo, Vincent Swain, Francis Azzopardi, Joseph Mula, Gregory Agius, Dominic Pace, Raymond Falzon, Saviour Bugeja, Anthony Zammit, Carmel Grech, Matthew Azzopardi, Domenic Deguara, Joseph Vassallo, Joseph Cachia, Francis Caruana and John Dalli; in the rank of lance bombardier: Eleno Sultana, Angelo Cini, Joseph Farrugia, Emanuel Borg and Carmel Long.

Those who were awarded the Long and Efficient Service Medal for 18 years of service are:

In the rank of warrant officers II: Francis Xavier Scifo, Christopher Bruno, Licinio Farrugia, Carmel Lia, Anthony Mansueto; in the rank of sergeant: Raymond Pace and Raymond Cutajar; and bombardier Ivan Saliba (awarded in 2001).