Tal-Handaq Nostalgia

Memories of the Royal Naval School, Malta, 1947 - 1978.


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USN Cougars over Marsaxlokk 1958447 viewsWikipediaPrefect
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12th. Suffolk345 viewsMalta Garrison
The Old Dozen
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11th. Devonshire335 viewsMalta Garrison
The Bloody Eleventh
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10th. Lincolnshire312 viewsMalta Garrison
The Poachers. The Yellow Bellies
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9th. Norfolk317 viewsMalta Garrison
The Fighting Ninth. The Holy Boys.
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HMS Cassandra 19632914 views1 commentsPrefect
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Sea Giant388 viewsAt Malta 1955 - 1965.Prefect
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HMS Ark Royal 1977616 viewsPrefect
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RAF 60ft General Service Pinnace Mk.II 1366 752 views © Edgar Vella. Marsamxett about 1968.
More about them here.
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My Little Boat502 viewsPieta Creek with RASC Launches beyond.Prefect
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HMS Bermuda491 views1 commentsPrefect
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HMNZS Royalist686 viewsPrefect
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HMS Cheviot 1953495 viewsPassing White Star Line Britannic which seems to be off her beaten track.Prefect
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HMS Charity 1949597 viewsPrefect
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HMS Carron 1959681 viewsPrefect
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HMS Caprice 1959619 viewsPrefect
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HMAFV Bridport 1955723 viewsIn 1946 the RAF took over two Bangor class Minesweepers, HMS Bridport and Bridlington, they became H.M.A.F.V's,[Her Majesty's Airforce Vessel's]. These vessels were operated,home and overseas on long range weapons and sonar bouy recovery amongst other duties, until 1958 when both were scrapped. Prefect
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8th. King's (Liverpool)353 viewsMalta Garrison
The Leather Hats
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7th. Royal Fusiliers (City of London)627 viewsMalta Garrison
The Elegant Extracts
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6th. Royal Warwickshire324 viewsMalta Garrison
The Saucy Sixth
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5th. Northumberland Fusiliers423 viewsMalta Garrison
The Fighting Fifth. Old & Bold
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4th. King's Own (Royal Lancaster)325 viewsMalta Garrison. Cholera 1865.
Barrell's Blues. The Lions. "The King's, the Queens, the Royal Marines, the Tangerines."
Regimental Museum
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3rd. The Buffs (Royal East Kent)328 viewsMalta GarrisonPrefect
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2nd. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey)316 views Malta Garrison
Kirke's Lambs
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1st. Royal Scots345 viewsMalta Garrison
Pontius Pilate's Bodyguard
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Final Commando Parade483 views16 March 1977 at St Andrew's when 41 CDO Group trooped the Colour before the Colonel Commandant, Earl Mountbatten. Thereafter one company group, based at Luqa, remained to cover the final withdrawal in 1979.
Royal Marines in Malta
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Salerno Company 41 CDO RM459 viewsLeaving St Angelo to embark in Sir Lancelot.Prefect
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Auld Lang Syne 30 March 1979520 viewsFrom Navy News via this recommended site - Royal Marines in Malta.Prefect
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Lascaris Tunnel from "The Ditch" ©509 viewsPrefect
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Lascaris Comcen ©771 viewsMemoirs of an Inmate.
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HAFMED506 viewsNato HQ opened in 1953 and closed rather suddenly in 1971.
NATO UNCLAS
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NAAFI HQ487 viewsBuilt 1949 at Flagstone Wharf, Marsa.Prefect
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