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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.

This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
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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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
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
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
Sir William Reid

Sir William Reid

A member of the Executive Committee for the Great Exhibition 1851.Born Kinglassie, Fifeshire. Soldier, Fellow of the Royal Society (of Science) and Governor of Bermuda, Barbados & Malta.

Person, Armed Forces, Politics & Administration, Science, Caribbean Islands, Malta, Scotland

1 memorial