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Statue of Our Lady of Lampedusa

Statue of Our Lady of Lampedusa

  • MT NAM MEM-0002GF-02-03
  • Item
  • n/a

    • Part of Memorja

This religious icon represents Our Lady of Lampedusa, also known by the name of Madonna di Porto Salvo. This image is related to the oral history interview from 01:36:00 hours onwards, wherein the interviewee spoke about the statue.

Our Lady of Trapani and Our Lady of Lampedusa

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.

Henry Louis Gatt

  • MT NAM MEM-0007HLG
  • Subfonds
  • 1882-2019

    • Part of Memorja

Theme: Experiencing war - survival, shelter and food. Henry Louis Gatt was born on the 20th of January 1923 in Valletta. He had 5 brothers and 8 sisters. His mother was a housewife while his father was Brigadier Alfred J. Gatt, a career army officer who had been posted to Gallipoli during the First World War where he was awarded the Military Cross. During the Second World War, he had been made Commander of Fixed Defences. Between 1940 and 1970 Henry was a Royal Malta Artillery (RMA) officer and was stationed in Malta, Palestine, the UK and Germany. He retired with the rank of Major. He had two children: a boy and a girl.

Major Henry Louis Gatt_1_08.02.2018

Major Henry Louis Gatt_1_08.02.2018

  • MT NAM MEM-0007HLG-01-01
  • File
  • 08/02/2018

    • Part of Memorja

Dates covered: 1882-1979. Major Henry Gatt (retd.) talked about his wartime experiences: his family's relocation to Rabat from Valletta, the shelters, the arrival of Spitfire aircraft and his military service. The second part of the interview consisted of his post-War service, especially his posting in the final months of the British Mandate of Palestine. He remembered the King David Hotel bombing, the terrorist groups, the so-called 'Sergeants Affair' and he finished off by recalling the rundown and the final withdrawal of British forces from Malta.

Major Henry Louis Gatt_2_15.03.2019

Major Henry Louis Gatt_2_15.03.2019

  • MT NAM MEM-0007HLG-01-03
  • File
  • 15/03/2019

    • Part of Memorja

Dates covered: 1882-1950. Major Henry Gatt's (retd.) father was the late Brigadier Alfred Joseph Gatt and during the interview Henry talked about his father's military service in Gallipoli during the First World War.

Visit of Queen Elizabeth II

Visit of Queen Elizabeth II

  • MT NAM MEM-0007HLG-02-36
  • Item
  • 20-12-1967

    • Part of Memorja

(From left) Major Henry Louis Gatt, Major Claude M. Gaffiero, an unidentified army officer, Lieutenant Colonel Edward 'Eddie' Gatt, Queen Elizabeth II, Lieutenant Colonel J. Cremona, Prime Minister George Borg Olivier, Colonel George V. Micallef, Lieutenant Colonel Edward Von Brockdorff (partly hidden), Archbishop Sir Michael Gonzi (partly hidden), Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and an unidentified civil servant sharing a lighthearted moment.

Staff officers at Auberge de Castille

Staff officers at Auberge de Castille

  • MT NAM MEM-0007HLG-02-39
  • Item
  • 1960s

    • Part of Memorja

Major Henry Louis Gatt is the first one on the left with his back against the wall (mid-picture). Major General John 'Johnny' Frost, GOC Troops Malta and Libya is in the front row, centre.

Postcard showing a newly-married army couple

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.

Laurence Mizzi_part03_16.07.2017

Laurence Mizzi_part03_16.07.2017

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

    • Part of Memorja

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.

Ir-Rocky u l-Lanca Pompei

Ir-Rocky u l-Lanca Pompei

  • MT NAM MEM-0049GM-03-02
  • Item
  • n/a

    • Part of Memorja

This short story is about an ordeal which the crew of the trawler Pompei experienced during a storm. The trawler together with a crew of thirteen men were on its way to the port of Lampedusa. The lighthouse of the port of Lampedusa was in sight, when a storm brew-up from the north west. The storm was so strong that the large trawler was almost going to capsize. The trawler’s captain Girlando Policardi who was an experienced sea captain from Lampedusa, was terrified and handed the helm to the trawler’s owner Giuseppi Zerafa, known as Ir-Rocky. The youngest member of the crew Giuseppe Mattina, who was 13 years old, was very seasick. After a twenty-four-hour ordeal they managed to arrive safely at the port of Lampedusa.

Mikelina Vella_part03_27.06.2017

Mikelina Vella_part03_27.06.2017

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

    • Part of Memorja

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.

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