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People of Malta

Countries: Malta

On 15 April 1942 King George VI awarded the people of Malta the George Cross to honour their endurance of the Siege. The picture show the GC being presented by Governor General and Commander-in-Chief in Malta, Field Marshal John Gort, VC.

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People of Malta

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Malta Siege

The solid block of stone for the memorial came from Gozo, one of the three in...

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William Patrick Seal Moon

William Patrick Seal Moon

William Patrick Seal Moon was born on 18 October 1914 in Malta, the eldest of the four children of William James Moon (1891-1967) and Sarah Queenie Moon née Ruark (1894-1954). At the time of his bi...

Person, Emergency Services, Malta

War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
Flight Lieutenant Henry Forster Withy

Flight Lieutenant Henry Forster Withy

Henry Forster Withy was born on 10 October 1910 in West Hartlepool, Durham, the elder son of Henry Daubeny Withy (1882-1914) and Emily Edith Withy née Wilson (1879-1932). His birth was registered i...

Person, Armed Forces, Commerce, Malta

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
H. M. Bateman

H. M. Bateman

Cartoonist. Born Henry Mayo Bateman at Moss Vale, Sutton Forest, New South Wales, Australia. His family moved to Britain in 1888, where he studied at Westminster School of Art and Goldsmiths' Colle...

Person, Art, Australia, Malta

1 memorial
Field Marshal, Viscount Gort, VC

Field Marshal, Viscount Gort, VC

Army officer. Born John Standish Surtees Prendergast Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort at 24 Chesham Place, London. He served with the Grenadier Guards in World War I and was awarded the Victoria Cross in...

Person, Armed Forces, Israel/Palestine, Malta

War served, WW1
3 memorials
George Cross Island Association

George Cross Island Association

From the picture source website: "The association came into being to commemorate and bring together veterans and families of the Siege of Malta (1940 to 1943)."

Group, History, Malta

1 memorial

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Jane Desborough

Jane Desborough

Sister of Oliver Cromwell. 1636 she married John Desborough (1608–80), a soldier and politician who supported the parliamentary cause. He remarried in 1658 so Jane must have died before that. When...

Person, Friend / family

1 memorial
F. A. Kitchen

F. A. Kitchen

Q.R. West Surreys. Fought but did not die in WW1

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial
Westminster Abbey D - Elizabeth of Russia

Westminster Abbey D - Elizabeth of Russia

SW1, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster Abbey - west porch

Fourteen niches on the West Front remained empty since the Abbey was built until 1998 when they were filled. The lower four are filled wi...

1 subject commemorated, 4 creators