PHOTO GALLERYSecond World War
8th Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment, in Malta,
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collection of Private Edward Rathbone
HMS Manchester on board which the 8th Battalion King's Own had
attempted to sail from Gibraltar to Malta in July 1941. The
Manchester was torpedoed by Italian aircraft and had to return to
Gibraltar. Seven men from the battalion were killed. A number
of the ships crew were also killed and injured.
Accession Number KO2741/001
HMS Arethusa was the ship on board which some of the 8th Battalion
finally arrived in Malta on 2nd August 1941.
Accession Number KO2741/002
Bombed shipping in Valletta Harbour, Malta, August 1942
Accession Number KO2741/003
Bombed shipping in Valletta Harbour, Malta, August 1942
Accession Number KO2741/004
The merchant ship 'Brisbane Star' which had been torpedoed in the
bow, but still managed to continue her journey to Valletta Harbour, Malta,
with urgently needed supplies.
Accession Number KO2741/005
Valletta Harbour Malta, under attack, 1942
Accession Number KO2741/017
8th Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment, in Malta,
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collection of Private Edward Rathbone
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