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- 1890s (Creation)
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1 digital surrogate of photograph on paper
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Alfred Joseph Gatt was the father of Henry Louis Gatt. Alfred had joined the Royal Malta Artillery (R.M.A.) in the early-1900s and along with his brother William, he was transferred to the Royal Army Ordnance Corps (R.A.O.C.). Both of them had been stationed overseas between 1914-1919. Alfred was Mentioned in Despatches and he was also awarded the Military Cross either on or for actions dated the 3rd of June 1916 during the Battle of Gallipoli. After his distinguished First World War service, he was given command of the R.M.A. from 1935 until the beginning of the Second World War, when he was appointed Commander Fixed Defences. In 1941 he was made Colonel Commandant of the R.M.A. and had died in 1950 aged 67.
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- English
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On the reverse: 30 JAN 1998
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Technical Identification (original/physical copy): B&W; positive; print. Photographic type: Gelatin Silver print. Size and dimensions of the digital surrogate image: Size TIFF: 22.4 MB (23,527,746 bytes); Size JPG: 551 KB (564,520 bytes); Resolution: 600 dpi; 2264 x 3464 pixels; Bit depth: 24
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Original found at Henry Louis Gatt
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Internal relationship: Related to Henry Louis Gatt interview and ephemera
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Photographer: n/a; Locality: n/a
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The digital copy was created on 20/02/2019
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General keywords: Evacuation, Rabat, Air raids, Shelters, Conscription, Food, Convoys, Palestine, Spitfires, Rundown, First World War, Royal Malta Artillery (R.M.A.), Royal Army Ordnance Corps (R.A.O.C.), Gallipoli, British Army, Maltese soldiers, Second World War
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Date of cataloguing: 15/04/2019