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Salvatore Davì

  • MT NAM MEM-0003SD
  • Subfonds
  • 1946-2019
  • Part of Memorja

Salvatore Davì was born in Lampedusa on the 31st of March 1946 to a family of fishermen. He had two brothers and one sister. He worked as a fisherman in Lampedusa and afterwards in Malta. He got married to a Maltese woman and in 1970 he decided to relocate to Malta. He found employment in Malta with a small private company. He had three sons and one daughter.

Salvatore Davi_part02_9.11.2017

  • MT NAM MEM-0003SD-01-01-02
  • Item
  • 09/11/2017
  • Part of Memorja

Salvatore Davì continued to describe how he adapted to life in Malta and how he managed to integrate with the Maltese. His memories about the British, Valletta, Marsaxlokk and the Dom Mintoff administration were positive. However, contraband was a problem.

Salvatore Davi_part01_9.11.2017

  • MT NAM MEM-0003SD-01-01-01
  • Item
  • 09/11/2017
  • Part of Memorja

Salvatore Davì focused on his life experiences in both Lampedusa and in Malta. He lived in Lampedusa until 1968. That year he met his future Maltese wife and subsequently relocated to Malta in 1970. During the interview, he spoke about the exchange of products between the two Islands. He also described how he adapted to life in Malta and how he managed to integrate with the Maltese.

Salvatore Davi_1_9.11.2017

  • MT NAM MEM-0003SD-01-01
  • File
  • 09/11/2017
  • Part of Memorja

During the interview, Salvatore Davì focused on his life experiences both in Lampedusa and in Malta. He lived in Lampedusa until 1968. That year he met his future Maltese wife and subsequently relocated to Malta in 1970. During the interview he spoke about the exchange of products between the two Islands. He also described how he adapted to life in Malta and how he managed to integrate with the Maltese. He spoke about Salvatore Gervaso and the Stella di Mare company, two names which are important for the theme 'The Malta-Lampedusa Connection.' His memories about the British, Valletta, Marsaxlokk and the Dom Mintoff administration were positive. However, contraband was a problem.

Postcard showing a newly-married army couple

  • MT NAM MEM-0007HLG-03-07
  • Item
  • 1938-1939
  • Part of Memorja

(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.

Portrait of William Gatt

  • MT NAM MEM-0007HLG-03-06
  • Item
  • n/a
  • Part of Memorja

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.

Our Lady of Trapani and Our Lady of Lampedusa

  • MT NAM MEM-0002GF-03-03
  • Item
  • n/a
  • Part of Memorja

These postcards represent Our Lady of Trapani and Our Lady of Lampedusa. This image is related to the interview from 01:39:00 until 01:40:00 wherein Giovanni Fragapane speaks about the relationship between Our Lady of Trapani and Our Lady of Lampedusa.

Navigation Logbook

  • MT NAM MEM-0001ER-03-02
  • Item
  • 2/04/1976
  • Part of Memorja

The logbook was granted on the 2nd of April 1976. It contains all of Ettore Raffi's professional titles and qualifications, visas granted by different border police offices and foreign consulates, and all the embarkation and disembarkation movements.

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