Sammy Lunn

Sammy Lunn (1864-1923) was a South Australian fundraiser and philanthropist who was acclaimed in his state as a fundraiser for Australian Service-men who served during World War I. Lunn was also an active member of the Port Adelaide Football Club.^[4]

Lunn was a business man who operated as an ice cream vendor.^[5] Lunn would often sell ice cream from his van in the beachside suburb of Semaphore.^[6]

In 1920 Lunn was awarded an M.B.E. in recognition of his support of Australian service-men.^[7] An example of his support included providing 12,000 Digger with five shillings deriving from his fund-raising efforts.^[8]

Lunn would attend SANFL football matches as part of his fundraising efforts, in particular for Port Adelaide where he wore that team's lace-up guernsey and shouted rhymes and parodies to the amusement of spectators.^[9]

When he died, many shops in South Australia closed during his funeral procession.^[10]