File 01 - Major Henry Louis Gatt_1_08.02.2018

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MT NAM MEM-0007HLG-01-01

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Major Henry Louis Gatt_1_08.02.2018

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  • 08/02/2018 (Creation)

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1 born-digital audio recording (split in 3 parts)

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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.

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  • Maltese

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Duration of the interview: 01:18:59 hours; Format dimensions: Size MP3: 72.3 MB, Size WAV: 797 MB

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Internal relationship: Related to Henry Louis Gatt photographic materials and ephemera.

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The interview was conducted at St Julian's in Malta by James Baldacchino, National Archives of Malta

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General keywords: Evacuation, Rabat, Air Raids, Shelters, Conscription, Royal Malta Artillery (R.M.A.), Gallipoli, Palestine, Spitfires, Rundown, Food, Convoys.

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Date of cataloguing: 01/08/2019

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