Dorsetshire Regiment Fallen in Malta - Valletta, Malta
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A marble plaque placed in memory to the members of the Dorsetshire Regiment who died during the siege of Malta during World War II is located on an archway in the Upper Barrakka Gardens, Valletta, Malta.
Waymark Code: WMV44C
Location: Malta
Date Posted: 02/20/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
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The 2nd Battalion of the Devonshire Regiment was a Regular Army unit that was serving in Malta as part of the 1st Malta Infantry Brigade at the start of World War II. They were involved in the siege of Malta from June 1940 until November 1942.

A marble plaque honors the members of the Dorsetshire Regiment who died during the siege of Malta by Italian and German troops during World War II. Within a raised arch on the plaque is inscribed:

{Emblem of Marabout unit
Dorsetshire Regiment}
IN

MEMORY OF THEIR
COMRADES WHO HAVE
FALLEN DURING THE
SIEGE OF MALTA
1940 - 1943

NO. 5726497 PTE BARTLETT W.G.
" 6539389 PTE BELL J.C.
" 5725315 CPL BURNS T.M.
" 5724554 CPL CARTER A.J.J.
" 5725249 L/ CPL CARTER R.E.
" 117691 2/LT G.R. DALE
" 5725764 PTE DAVIES G.V.
" 5497037 CPL EVANS E.C.
" 2815185 W. O. LL EVANS B.A.
" 109027 2/LT G.R.E. FOLLETT
" 804988 CPL FOOTE W.C.
" 5733043 PTE FRENCH E.S.
" 825185 PTE HOUSE A.R.
" 5724574 L/CPL JAMES A.G.
" 5723015 PTE JAMES A.G.
" 5725620 PTE LE PREVOST G.E.
" 5795224 PTE MACPHERSON D.
" 5724730 L/CPL MALCOLM M.A.W.
" 5728807 PTE MEADER W.
" 5724298 PTE PEACE C.C.
" 5725738 L/CPL PEARCE C.E.
" 5728008 PTE PORTER G.F.
" 5724290 PTE SEVILLE T.
" 5723854 PTE SMITH F.A.
" 5723854 PTE TALBOT F.W.
" 178951 LT G.E. TREADWELL
" 5725052 PTE WELLMAN J.L.

ERECTED 25-1-1950

Date of Dedication: 01/25/1950

Property Permission: Public

Access instructions: Elevator drom Lascaris Wharf - Walk in from Republic Street

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Location of waymark:
Upper Barrakka Gardens
Valletta, Malta


Commemoration: Fallen Members of the Dorsetshire Regiment in Malta

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