The Devonshire Regiment - 2nd Battalion
Stationed in Malta 1938 - 43
| The Devonshire Regiment -2nd Battalion, were stationed at St. Andrews Barracks, Fort Ricasoli & St. George Barracks on Malta at the outbreak of WWII. Duties included guarding airfields, anti aircraft (machine guns), helping out clearing bomb damage & filling bomb craters on airfields. |
Photographs without credits were sent in by David Fuller
who's father Geoffrey Fuller served on Malta in the
Devonshire Regiment B coy 1939-44 & is in some of the photos.
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Probably taken on the outskirts of Birzebugga. |
Probably taken near Hal Far airfield. |
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Village Hall, Sliema. Image on the right is the rear of this photo. |
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'Definately not an arab' |
'Home from home - All mod cons' |
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'They fostered the dog - also a mongoose somewhere' |
Bomb crater - 1940 |
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'Battalion mates' |
'What next' |
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This & the photo on the right marked ''Approved military photographer No.31' |
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'Ready for action' |
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'Nicely camoflagued - |
Gun Post |
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Lofty & friend. |
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On back - 'Kitchen duty. |
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Back of postcard photo of |
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'Preparing dinner' |
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Probably taken from Hal Far looking towards Birzebugga.
Other Regiments on Malta which I hope to include in the site. I apologise to the person who assembled this information as it was found on a forum some time ago.
Sept 1941
1 (Malta) Infantry Brigade:
3 The King's Own Malta Regiment
1 The Dorsetshire Regiment
1 The Hampshire Regiment
2 The Devonshire Regiment
8 The King's Own Royal Regiment
2 (Malta) Infantry Brigade:
1 The King's Own Malta Regiment
2 The King's Own Malta Regiment
2 The Royal Irish Fusiliers
4 The Buffs
8 The Manchester Regiment
3 (Malta) Infantry Brigade:
1 The Cheshire Regiment
2 The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment
11 The Lancashire Fusiliers
Sept 1942 (units the same but brigades reorganised):
1 (Malta) Infantry Brigade:
3 The King's Own Malta Regiment
1 The Dorsetshire Regiment
1 The Hampshire Regiment
2 The Devonshire Regiment
2 (Malta) Infantry Brigade:
1 The King's Own Malta Regiment
2 The King's Own Malta Regiment
2 The Royal Irish Fusiliers
8 The Manchester Regiment
3 (Malta) Infantry Brigade:
1 The Cheshire Regiment
10 The King's Own Malta Regiment
2 The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment
11 The Lancashire Fusiliers
4 (Malta) Infantry Brigade:
1 The Durham Light Infantry
4 The Buffs
8 The King's Own Royal Regiment