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Mikelina Vella_part03_27.06.2017

Mikelina Vella_part03_27.06.2017

  • MT NAM MEM-0012MV-01-01-03
  • Unità documentaria
  • 2017-06-27

    • Parte diMemorja

In the third part of the interview, Mikelina Vella remembered the British servicemen that used to frequent Mosta from the nearby aerodrome at Ta' Qali and she later spoke about the award of the George Cross and its presentation to the people of Mosta. She then finished her interview with a wartime song.

Mikelina Vella

Mikelina Vella

  • MT NAM MEM-0012MV-02-01
  • Unità documentaria
  • 27/06/2017

    • Parte diMemorja

Mikelina Vella_part01_27.06.2017

Mikelina Vella_part01_27.06.2017

  • MT NAM MEM-0012MV-01-01-01
  • Unità documentaria
  • 27/06/2017

    • Parte diMemorja

In the first part of the interview, Mikelina Vella started by talking about her childhood. She recalled the declaration of war, life in the shelters, the air raids and the refugees which had sought shelter in Mosta.

Mikelina Vella_part02_27.06.2017

Mikelina Vella_part02_27.06.2017

  • MT NAM MEM-0012MV-01-01-02
  • Unità documentaria
  • 27/06/2017

    • Parte diMemorja

In the second part of the interview, Mikelina Vella explained the Victory Kitchens and the food (or lack thereof) that used to be available. She decried the lack of medical care - her family had not been visited by a doctor during the war - and the lack of sanitation. She recalled the (Air Raid Precautions) A.R.P., unexploded bombs and the bombs which had penetrated the Mosta Rotunda.

Laurence Mizzi

Laurence Mizzi

  • MT NAM MEM-0008LM-02-01
  • Unità documentaria
  • 10/10/2017

    • Parte diMemorja

Laurence Mizzi_part01_16.07.2017

Laurence Mizzi_part01_16.07.2017

  • MT NAM MEM-0008LM-01-01-01
  • Unità documentaria
  • 16/10/2017

    • Parte diMemorja

In the first part of the interview, Laurence had spoken about the Italian declaration of war and his family's immediate relocation to Gudja. He remembered the refugees trickling out of the inner harbour area with the hope of being given shelter in the villages. He then spoke about how these refugees had to adapt to new living conditions in the rural areas and the cultural differences these people had experienced as opposed to city life.

Laurence Mizzi_part02_16.07.2017

Laurence Mizzi_part02_16.07.2017

  • MT NAM MEM-0008LM-01-01-02
  • Unità documentaria
  • 16/10/2017

    • Parte diMemorja

In the second part of the interview, Laurence Mizzi further explained the living conditions in Gudja and the cultural gulf between the Cottonera residents and the rural dwellers. He went on to recount the arrival of the German Air Force, the H.M.S. Illustrious air raid, contact with British servicemen, the underground shelters and the Victory Kitchens.

Laurence Mizzi_part03_16.07.2017

Laurence Mizzi_part03_16.07.2017

  • MT NAM MEM-0008LM-01-01-03
  • Unità documentaria
  • 16/10/2017

    • Parte diMemorja

In the third part of the interview, Laurence Mizzi had started by reciting some verses about the Victory Kitchens. He spoke about the Black Market and the effects this racketeering had on the Maltese population, the arrival of the convoys, his opinion on the Malta-born Italy-serving spy Carmelo Borg Pisani and he mentions a particular accident involving himself and one of his brothers during the war.

Portrait of William Gatt

Portrait of William Gatt

  • MT NAM MEM-0007HLG-03-06
  • Unità documentaria
  • n/a

    • Parte diMemorja

William Gatt was the brother of Brigadier Alfred J. Gatt and the uncle of Henry Louis Gatt. According to Henry, William had died after he had been thrown from a horse during a military parade in Valletta.

Postcard showing a newly-married army couple

Postcard showing a newly-married army couple

  • MT NAM MEM-0007HLG-03-07
  • Unità documentaria
  • 1938-1939

    • Parte diMemorja

(Clockwise from top left) Harold Micallef, Lina Gatt, May Gatt, née Formosa, James 'Jimmy' Gatt (son of Brigadier Alfred J. Gatt), Rosa Ripard, unnamed girl and Peter Gatt at the wedding of May and James Gatt.

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