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Mikelina Vella_part02_27.06.2017

Mikelina Vella_part02_27.06.2017

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

    • Part of Memorja

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.

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.'

Henry Louis Gatt at Għajn Tuffieħa bay

Henry Louis Gatt at Għajn Tuffieħa bay

  • MT NAM MEM-0007HLG-02-15
  • Item
  • June 1947

    • Part of Memorja

Henry Louis Gatt at Ghajn Tuffieha bay during his honeymoon. The building in the background is the Riviera Martinique Hotel.

A young Alfred Joseph Gatt

A young Alfred Joseph Gatt

  • MT NAM MEM-0007HLG-02-40
  • Item
  • 1890s

    • Part of Memorja

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.

Giovanni Frangapane_part01_24.09.2017

Giovanni Frangapane_part01_24.09.2017

  • MT NAM MEM-0002GF-01-01-01
  • Item
  • 24/09/2017

    • Part of Memorja

In the first part of the interview, Giovanni Fragapane explained his research and the sources he used to write his book about the history of Lampedusa. He traced the relations between Lampedusa and the Knights of Malta. He described the origin of the Maltese colony in Lampedusa from 1800 to 1843 and its impact on the Island.

Giovanni Frangapane_part02_24.09.2017

Giovanni Frangapane_part02_24.09.2017

  • MT NAM MEM-0002GF-01-01-02
  • Item
  • 24/09/2017

    • Part of Memorja

Giovanni Fragapane continued to trace the relations between Lampedusa and the Knights of Malta. He described the origin of the Maltese colony in Lampedusa from 1800 to 1843 and its impact on the Island.

Giovanni Fragapane and interviewer Irene Sestili

Giovanni Fragapane and interviewer Irene Sestili

  • MT NAM MEM-0002GF-02-05
  • Item
  • 24/09/2017

    • Part of Memorja

Giovanni Fragapane drawing Our Lady of Lampedusa for interviewer Irene Sestili, in order to explain the restoration works on the statue. This image is related to the interview from 01:41:00 onwards. Irene Sestili was leading the theme 'The Malta-Lampedusa Connection'.

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_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.

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.

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