RAF 624 (Special Duties ) Squadron

 

The Malta Memorial at Floriana

The Malta Memorial is situated in the area of Floriana and is easily identified by the Golden Eagle which surmounts the column. It stands outside the King's Gate, the main entrance to Valletta. The Memorial takes the form of a column,15 metres high, of travertine marble from Tivoli in the Sabine Hills near Rome, incised with a light reticulated pattern and surmounted by a gilded bronze eagle two metres high. The column stands on a circular base around which the names are commemorated on bronze panels. A bronze panel at the base of the column itself bears the following inscription: 

 

 

OVER THESE AND NEIGHBOURING LANDS AND SEAS THE AIRMEN WHOSE NAMES ARE RECORDED HERE FELL IN RAID OR SORTIE AND HAVE NO KNOWN GRAVE. MALTA GIBRALTAR MEDITERRANEAN ADRIATIC TUNISIA SICILY ITALY YUGOSLAVIA AUSTRIA PROPOSITI INSULA TENAX TENACES VIROS COMMEMORAT 

 

The Latin epigram may be rendered in English:

AN ISLAND RESOLUTE OF PURPOSE REMEMBERS RESOLUTE MEN.

 

The Malta Memorial, built on a site generously provided by the Government of Malta, commemorates those who lost their lives whilst serving with the Commonwealth Air Forces flying from bases in Austria, Italy, Sicily, islands of the Adriatic and Mediterranean, Malta, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, West Africa, Yugoslavia and Gibraltar, and who have no known grave. The bravery of the people of the island of Malta between the years 1940 - 1942 was honoured with the unique award of the George Cross.

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On the 10^th august 01 a wreath was laid on the RAF memorial at florianna in Malta by SAC G Hambly a serving member of 4624 (county of oxford) movements Sqn rauxaf on behalf of members and relatives of 624 Sqn RAF. Present was Mr Charles Grech a representative of the Malta branch of the Royal Air Force association.

 

The wreath from the members and relatives of  624 Sqn

 

 

The card reads:

 “ laid on behalf of former members and relatives of

      624 Sqn Royal Air Force.

In memory of there fallen comrades whose names

 Appears above”

 

 

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