Matthew CamilleriOct 2612 min read'Six VCs before Breakfast'6 men from the 1st Battalion, The Lancashire Fusiliers, were awarded the Victoria Cross following the Gallipoli Landings on 25th April 1915.
Matthew CamilleriJan 66 min readThe Sinking of HMS LouvainThe sinking of HMS Louvain in the Aegean Sea on 20th January 1918 led to the deaths of 73 Maltese naval ratings.
Matthew CamilleriNov 10, 202312 min readThe Tomb of the Unknown WarriorIn 1916, David Railton, an army chaplain, had an idea that was to transform the way the British people remembered their war dead.
Matthew CamilleriApr 1, 20239 min readMalta-Gallipoli ConnectionsMalta's crucial role during the disastrous Gallipoli campaign of WWI.
Matthew CamilleriMar 18, 202310 min readThe Zeebrugge RaidOn 23rd April 1918, the Royal Navy carried out a daring amphibious raid on the German-held port of Zeebrugge, in Belgium.