Royal Malta Artillery

Cap Badge Royal Malta Artillery.
Photo courtesy of James Pitkethly

Malta Heavy Anti Aircraft unit embroidered badge.

Positions at 3rd Sept. 1939.

The Royal Malta Artillery: HQ Upper St. Elmo
1st Heavy Battery, RMA: Fort Rocco
2nd Heavy Battery, RMA: Fort Tigne
3rd Heavy Battery, RMA: Fort St. Elmo
4th Heavy Battery, Royal Malta Artillery - Independent
5th Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Malta Artillery: Delimara
6th Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Malta Artillery: Mtarfu
7th Searchlight Battery, Royal Malta Artillery: Mtarfu (Formed 5 September 1939)

The Command Post Predictor Gunner Grech.
Photo: Courtesy of John Zammit & Joseph Victor Rizzo.

John Zammit as Bridge Operator of 3·7 Gun at "Ta Karach" Barrackers.
Photo: Courtesy of John Zammit & Joseph Victor Rizzo.

AA Gun position. Anthony Vella from Hamrun, served with the Maltese Royal Artillery during the war. He is up front , squatting with beret & holding something. He passed away in 1992. He was awarded the 50th Anniversary Medal pinned on him by the President of Malta. See photo after these images.
Photo courtesy of Anthony's son C.Tony Vella

Bearing & Angle Layers of 3·7 Gun at "Ta Karach" John Zammit right of the pic.
Photo: Courtesy of John Zammit & Joseph Victor Rizzo.

Ronald Zammit (Not related) Vincent Attard and John Zammit with the Station Mascot Dog name Kathleen.
Photo: Courtesy of John Zammit & Joseph Victor Rizzo.

Number 3 Gun Detachment of 3·7 Gun at "Ta Karach" ( Ta Karach is a nickname for Axaq Barrackers)
Photo: Courtesy of John Zammit & Joseph Victor Rizzo.

This gun received a direct hit.
Photo: Courtesy of Joseph Victor Rizzo.

 

At Bubaqra Barrackers 3·7 Gun Gunners Salvu Camilleri and John Zammit.
Photo: Courtesy of John Zammit & Joseph Victor Rizzo.

Salvu Camilleri (left) Vincent Attard (As Hitler) John Zammit (right) "impersonating the arrest of Hitler"
Photo: Courtesy of John Zammit & Joseph Victor Rizzo.

 

Royal Malta Artillery taken in 1944.
Photo: Courtesy of Joseph Victor Rizzo.

3·7" Static gun, Malta 1941.
Photo: Courtesy of John Zammit & Joseph Victor Rizzo.

11th R.M.A Coastal Battery 1943
Photo courtesy of Marco Sciberras
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Photo taken at Fort Campbell Selmun Malta 1943

Same Bofors position as the photo to the left at the Saluting Battery at the Upper Barracca.
Photo courtesy of Denis A. Darmanin

Heavy Gun Emplacement at the entrance to Grand Harbour. I apologise for not knowing if the Royal Artillery or the Royal Malta Artillery manned these positions.
Photo courtesy of Tony Cox.

Royal Malta Artillery Cap Badge & Shoulder Title
Photo: Courtesy of Joseph Victor Rizzo.

Anthony Vella from Hamrun receiving the 50th Anniversary Medal from the President of Malta (See photo top row).
Photo courtesy of C.Tony Vella (son).