Welcome to the George Cross Island Association
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The Siege Bell, Valletta, Malta G.C.
Members Malta Reunion 2024
The 2024 Malta reunion will take place from 12th to 26th April and the first part of the programme has been published in our winter newsletter. Other ceremonies and events may be added so do email me if you are interested in joining us so that I can keep you up to date with the programme - info@georgecrossisland.org.uk. Hotel information is also in the newsletter.
So far we have the ceremony at the Saluting Battery on the 13th, Wreath laying ceremonies at the 4 memorials on the 15th, 17th is our exclusive invitation to Luqa Barracks by the Armed Forces of Malta and the 22nd we will have our memorial service in the Chapel at the Malta Air Museum. Anzac day and St. Georges Day also fall on that second week and I am sure we will have something happening on those dates. The 20th is planned for a trip to Gozo where we will have Charles Bezzina as our guide and he will be taking us to various notable historical places, and spots that were direct hit by bombs or where enemy planes crashed in during WWII, and the exact site of the former Gozo Airfield. We will also have lunch in Xlendi at the St. Patricks Hotel, with it's lovely view over the sea. I will keep anyone interested up to date and will also publish updates on this web site.
Do come and join us to honour and commemorate those who were on the Santa Maria/Pedestal Convoy and those who suffered such terrible conditions in Malta during World War II.
The George Cross Island Association Originally came into being to commemorate and bring together veterans and families of the Siege of Malta (1940 to 1943) and particularly those who took part in the Pedestal Convoy so that comrades and friends could share their experiences. However, today we welcome members from all walks of life who have an interest in Malta and want to see history promoted and maintained. So if you have an interest in history, particularly the Mediterranean during WW2, do join us – we would love to hear your memories and experiences or simply share ours with you.
Please use the Membership page to complete a form which will automatically be sent to the membership secretary who will send on all the relevant information.
We welcome contributions to this site from our members or from any one who has an interesting article. Please send your contributions to:info@georgecrossisland.org.uk. We also have an interest in other similar military/veteran organisations including Friends of Millbank - who celebrate the history of the Army Medical Services medical achievements starting with the Crimea and up to present day.
Their web site is:
https://www.friendsofmillbank.org/
and for anyone interested in military medical history it is well worth a look at their 2022 programme of Zoom talks, open to all.
https://www.friendsofmillbank.org/programme/