Tal-Handaq Nostalgia

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


Last additions - Naval & Military
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USN Cougars over Marsaxlokk 1958447 viewsWikipediaPrefectOct 30, 2012
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12th. Suffolk345 viewsMalta Garrison
The Old Dozen
PrefectOct 30, 2012
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11th. Devonshire335 viewsMalta Garrison
The Bloody Eleventh
PrefectOct 30, 2012
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10th. Lincolnshire312 viewsMalta Garrison
The Poachers. The Yellow Bellies
PrefectOct 29, 2012
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9th. Norfolk317 viewsMalta Garrison
The Fighting Ninth. The Holy Boys.
PrefectOct 29, 2012
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HMS Cassandra 19632915 views1 commentsPrefectOct 28, 2012
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Sea Giant388 viewsAt Malta 1955 - 1965.PrefectOct 27, 2012
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HMS Ark Royal 1977616 viewsPrefectOct 24, 2012
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RAF 60ft General Service Pinnace Mk.II 1366 752 views © Edgar Vella. Marsamxett about 1968.
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PrefectOct 18, 2012
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My Little Boat502 viewsPieta Creek with RASC Launches beyond.PrefectOct 18, 2012
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HMS Bermuda492 views1 commentsPrefectOct 16, 2012
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HMNZS Royalist686 viewsPrefectOct 16, 2012
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HMS Cheviot 1953495 viewsPassing White Star Line Britannic which seems to be off her beaten track.PrefectOct 15, 2012
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HMS Charity 1949597 viewsPrefectOct 15, 2012
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HMS Carron 1959681 viewsPrefectOct 13, 2012
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HMS Caprice 1959619 viewsPrefectOct 13, 2012
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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. PrefectOct 13, 2012
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8th. King's (Liverpool)353 viewsMalta Garrison
The Leather Hats
PrefectOct 05, 2012
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7th. Royal Fusiliers (City of London)627 viewsMalta Garrison
The Elegant Extracts
PrefectOct 05, 2012
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6th. Royal Warwickshire324 viewsMalta Garrison
The Saucy Sixth
PrefectOct 03, 2012
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5th. Northumberland Fusiliers423 viewsMalta Garrison
The Fighting Fifth. Old & Bold
PrefectOct 03, 2012
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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
PrefectOct 01, 2012
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3rd. The Buffs (Royal East Kent)328 viewsMalta GarrisonPrefectOct 01, 2012
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2nd. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey)316 views Malta Garrison
Kirke's Lambs
PrefectSep 29, 2012
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1st. Royal Scots345 viewsMalta Garrison
Pontius Pilate's Bodyguard
PrefectSep 29, 2012
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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
PrefectSep 26, 2012
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Salerno Company 41 CDO RM459 viewsLeaving St Angelo to embark in Sir Lancelot.PrefectSep 25, 2012
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Auld Lang Syne 30 March 1979520 viewsFrom Navy News via this recommended site - Royal Marines in Malta.PrefectSep 25, 2012
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Lascaris Tunnel from "The Ditch" ©509 viewsPrefectSep 20, 2012
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Lascaris Comcen ©771 viewsMemoirs of an Inmate.
7 commentsPrefectSep 20, 2012
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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.PrefectSep 19, 2012
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