King's Own Malta Regiment Memorial - Floriana, Malta
Posted by: neoc1
N 35° 53.596 E 014° 30.498
33S E 455624 N 3972222
The King's Own Malta Regiment Memorial is located in a small park opposite Trig Sant Anna on the northeast corner of Floriana, Malta.
Waymark Code: WM11PQW
Location: Malta
Date Posted: 11/28/2019
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A 15' high marble obelisk, set on a pair of steps, honors the men of the King's Own Malta Regiment of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 10th battalions who died in both the First and Second World Wars.
The front of the obelisk contains a large Latin cross and the following inscriptions.
On the shaft:
GHAS-SEBH TA' ALLA U
L-GEH TA' ART TWELIDNA
(LISTEN TO GOD AT SUNRISE)
and on the base:
MA TLUGH U NZUL IX-XEMX NIETAKRU FIHOM
(REMEMBER THEM AT SUNSET)
The back of the monument has the dedication on the base:
1ST & 2ND BATTALIONS
{bronze emblem of the King's Own Malta Regiment}
KING'S OWN MALTA
REGIMENT OF MILITIA
The shaft contains an inscription and a list of names:
TAW HAJJITHOM
FL-EWWEL GWERRA
DINJIJA
1914-1918
THEY GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR
1914-1918
PTE G. AQUILINA
PTE V. CAMILLERI
Capt. P. MICALLEF M.D.
L/CPL F. ABELA
PTE G. AGIUS
L/CPL E. AQUILINA
L/CPL M. AQUILINA
PTE A. BARRETT
PTE G. BUHAGIAR
PTE F. CAMILLERI
L/CPL L. CHETCUTI
PTE G. DECAPLO
PTE G. FARPUGIA
PTE P. FARPUGIA
PTE C. GALEA
L/CPL C. GATT
PTE G. GATT
PTE S. GREECH
LT H. HUBER
2/LT E. HUBER
PTE G. MIGALLEF
PTE S. MIGALLEF
LT P. MIGALLEF
SGT S. MIFSUD