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]
^"Sammy Lunn A Memory". The Mail (Adelaide). Vol. 28, no. 1, 456. South Australia. 20 April 1940. p. 6. Retrieved 28 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^"DEATH OF "SAMMY" LUNN". Bunyip. No. 3, 899. South Australia. 7 September 1923. p. 2. Retrieved 28 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Sammy Lunn A Memory". The Mail (Adelaide). Vol. 28, no. 1, 456. South Australia. 20 April 1940. p. 6. Retrieved 28 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^"FOOTBALL". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXXVI, no. 23, 194. South Australia. 10 March 1921. p. 8. Retrieved 28 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Widow of Famous War Collector Dies". News. Vol. 43, no. 6, 597. South Australia. 20 September 1944. p. 3. Retrieved 28 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^"EMPIRE HONORS". Chronicle. Vol. LXIII, no. 3, 344. South Australia. 23 October 1920. p. 38. Retrieved 28 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Sammy Lunn A Memory". The Mail (Adelaide). Vol. 28, no. 1, 456. South Australia. 20 April 1940. p. 6. Retrieved 28 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Sammy Lunn A Memory". The Mail (Adelaide). Vol. 28, no. 1, 456. South Australia. 20 April 1940. p. 6. Retrieved 28 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.