In the third part of the interview, Vincent 'Censinu' Caruana started by recalling conscription and how he had been drafted into the army. He had to undergo medical tests and mentioned how the food provided to servicemen was much better than that available to civilians. He talked about life in the army - he had been assigned to 22 Battery, 3 LAA Regiment, Royal Malta Artillery (R.M.A.) - mentioned different diseases and talked about how he had suffered from scabies.
Royal Malta Artillery (R.M.A.)
4 Archival description results for Royal Malta Artillery (R.M.A.)
MT NAM MEM-0014VCC-01-01-03
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31/05/2017
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24/11/2017
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In the first part of the interview, Vincent 'Censinu' Caruana explained how he was conscripted into the army in the summer of 1941. He described the drills practiced, the duties gunners had to attend to on the anti-aircraft guns, the bombardments and cases of thefts and pilfering by soldiers.
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24/11/2017
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Vincent Caruana was conscripted into the Royal Malta Artillery (R.M.A.) in August 1941. In his second interview, he discussed how and where he had to report, his training and, among other things, the soldiers' and gunners' rations. He finished by talking about the Pedestal convoy and the surrender of Italy.
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08/02/2018
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