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Lifebuoy soap

Lifebuoy soap

  • MT NAM MEM-0001ER-02-06
  • Item
  • 25/09/2017

    • Part of Memorja

This brand of soap generated many memories for the fishermen and the women of Lampedusa. This used to be bought in Malta during their travels and taken back home to their families.

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_1_15.03.2018

Major Henry Louis Gatt_1_15.03.2018

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

    • Part of Memorja

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.

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.

Major Henry Louis Gatt_part01_08.02.2018

Major Henry Louis Gatt_part01_08.02.2018

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

    • Part of Memorja

In the first part of the interview, Henry Louis Gatt spoke about conscription into the Royal Malta Artillery (R.M.A.), his family's evacuation to Rabat, air raids, shelters and his father, Brigadier Alfred J. Gatt.

Major Henry Louis Gatt_part02_08.02.2018

Major Henry Louis Gatt_part02_08.02.2018

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

    • Part of Memorja

In the second part of the interview, Henry Louis Gatt continued to talk about conscription before mentioning a chemical warfare which he had to attend in Monte Cassino, Italy. He described the Victory Kitchens, the ever-decreasing rations of both food and munitions and the lack of sanitation.

Major Henry Louis Gatt_part03_08.02.2018

Major Henry Louis Gatt_part03_08.02.2018

  • MT NAM MEM-0007HLG-01-01-03
  • Item
  • 08/02/2018

    • Part of Memorja

In the third part of the interview, Henry Louis Gatt talked about his post-War military career. He had listed his overseas postings and explained in detail the operations he had to go on when he was stationed in Palestine. He mentioned the Jewish terrorist groups, the King David Hotel bombing, the rundown of the British services in Malta and the final British withdrawal in 1979.

Maria Therese Gatt at Għajn Tuffieħa bay

Maria Therese Gatt at Għajn Tuffieħa bay

  • MT NAM MEM-0007HLG-02-16
  • Item
  • June 1947

    • Part of Memorja

Maria Therese Gatt née Frendo Randon at Ghajn Tuffieha bay during her honeymoon. The sign on the restaurant reads: 'FIRST AND LAST RESTAURANT. JOHN FENECH'

The proprietor could have been known by the nickname "Kukkuru."

Maria Therese Gatt at Għajn Tuffieħa bay

Maria Therese Gatt at Għajn Tuffieħa bay

  • MT NAM MEM-0007HLG-02-17
  • Item
  • June 1947

    • Part of Memorja

Maria Therese Gatt, née Frendo Randon at Ghajn Tuffieha bay during her honeymoon. Ghajn Tuffieha Tower and a Second World War-era beach post are visible at the edge of the cliff.

Maria Therese Gatt at Għajn Tuffieħa bay

Maria Therese Gatt at Għajn Tuffieħa bay

  • MT NAM MEM-0007HLG-02-13
  • Item
  • June 1947

    • Part of Memorja

Maria Therese Gatt née Frendo Randon at Ghajn Tuffieha bay during her honeymoon. The promontory in the background is 'Ras Il-Qarraba.'

Maria Therese and Henry Louis Gatt wedding ceremony

Maria Therese and Henry Louis Gatt wedding ceremony

  • MT NAM MEM-0007HLG-02-05
  • Item
  • 26-06-1947

    • Part of Memorja

Maria Therese Gatt, née Frendo Randon and Henry Louis Gatt leaving church after their wedding ceremony. Major Maurice G. Agius (retd., first from right) was interviewed for the theme Experiencing War: Survival, shelter and food.

Maria Therese and Henry Louis Gatt wedding reception

Maria Therese and Henry Louis Gatt wedding reception

  • MT NAM MEM-0007HLG-02-07
  • Item
  • 26-06-1947

    • Part of Memorja

Brigadier Alfred Joseph Gatt (Henry's father, at back), Antoine Pace Bonello (the best man at Henry's wedding), Maria Therese Gatt, née Frendo Randon and Henry Louis Gatt at the wedding reception.

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