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The Malta Memorial is a war memorial monument to the 2,298 Commonwealth aircrew who lost their lives in the various Second World War air battles and engagements around the Mediterranean, whilst serving with the Commonwealth Air Forces flying from bases in Austria, Italy, Sicily, islands of the Adriatic and Mediterranean, Malta, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, West Africa, Yugoslavia and Gibraltar, and who have no known grave. At the base of the column itself, a bronze panel bears the following inscription: Those remembered on the memorial include:
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| dbo:abstract | The Malta Memorial is a war memorial monument to the 2,298 Commonwealth aircrew who lost their lives in the various Second World War air battles and engagements around the Mediterranean, whilst serving with the Commonwealth Air Forces flying from bases in Austria, Italy, Sicily, islands of the Adriatic and Mediterranean, Malta, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, West Africa, Yugoslavia and Gibraltar, and who have no known grave. Because of its pivotal contribution to the air war in the Mediterranean, Malta was chosen for the location of the memorial. Built on land donated by the Government of Malta, it is located in the area of Floriana, to the south side of the Triton Fountain close to City Gate, the entrance to Malta's capital city, Valletta. It was inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth II on 3 May 1954. The Malta Memorial is identified by the gilded bronze golden eagle which surmounts the 15 m (49 ft) column of Travertine marble, from Tivoli in the Sabine Hills near Rome. It is carved with a light netted pattern and surmounted by a gilded bronze eagle 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in) high. The monument was designed by Sir Hubert Worthington, while the eagle which surmounts the column is the work of the sculptor Charles Wheeler. The column stands on a circular base around which the names are inscribed on bronze panels. The circular marble base itself is inscribed with the motto of the Royal Air Force and most Commonwealth air forces, "Per Ardua Ad Astra". At the base of the column itself, a bronze panel bears the following inscription: OVER THESE AND NEIGHBOURING LANDS AND SEAS THE AIRMEN WHOSE NAMES ARE RECORDED HERE FELL IN RAID OR SORTIE AND HAVE NO KNOWN GRAVE MALTA GIBRALTAR MEDITERRANEAN ADRIATIC TUNISIA SICILY ITALY YUGOSLAVIA AUSTRIA PROPOSITI INSULA TENAX TENACES VIROS COMMEMORAT* The Latin epigram may be rendered in English: AN ISLAND RESOLUTE OF PURPOSE REMEMBERS RESOLUTE MEN. Those remembered on the memorial include: * Lloyd Allan Trigg VC DFC (5 May 1914–11 August 1943), of Houhora, New Zealand, a pilot in the RNZAF. He was a posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy for British and Commonwealth armed forces. His award is unique, as it was awarded on evidence solely provided by the enemy, for an action in which there were no surviving Allied witnesses to corroborate his gallantry. * Russell Foskett, Australian flying ace * Nigel Park, New Zealand flying ace credited with destroying 10 enemy aircraft during the Siege of Malta * 285 men from the Royal Canadian Air Force * Approximately 195 southern Africans who served in either the South African Air Force, Royal Air Force or other Commonwealth air forces (en) Malta Memorial – pomnik wojenny upamiętniający 2 298 lotników Commonwealthu, którzy zginęli podczas II wojny światowej w trakcie walk w rejonie Morza Śródziemnego, a którzy nie mają znanego grobu. Ze względu na swój kluczowy wkład w powietrzną wojnę w rejonie śródziemnomorskim, na miejsce ulokowania pomnika wybrana została Malta. Wzniesiony został na terenie podarowanym przez rząd Malty we Florianie, po południowej stronie Fontanny Trytona w pobliżu City Gate, wejścia do maltańskiej stolicy, Valletty. Pomnik został odsłonięty 3 maja 1954 roku przez królową Elżbietę II. Malta Memorial jest rozpoznawany za przyczyną pozłacanego brązowego orła, zdobiącego szczyt 15 metrowej kolumny, wykonanej z trawertynu, pochodzącego z Tivoli w Sabine Hills koło Rzymu. Kolumna pokryta jest lekkim siatkowym wzorem. Rzeźba orła mierzy 2,4 m wysokości. Kolumna stoi na okrągłej podstawie, na ściane której, na brązowych tablicach, umieszczone są nazwiska żołnierzy. Na podstawie samej kolumny znajduje się brązowa tablica z inskrypcją: OVER THESE AND NEIGHBOURING LANDS AND SEAS THE AIRMEN WHOSE NAMES ARE RECORDED HERE FELL IN RAID OR SORTIE AND HAVE NO KNOWN GRAVE MALTA GIBRALTAR MEDITERRANEAN ADRIATIC TUNISIA SICILY ITALY YUGOSLAVIA AUSTRIA *PROPOSITI INSULA TENAX TENACES VIROS COMMEMORAT* (co można przetłumaczyć: Lotnicy, których imiona są tutaj zapisane, zaginęli podczas akcji bojowych i lotów operacyjnych nad tym oraz sąsiednimi lądami i morzami, i nie znane jest ich miejsce spoczynku. Malta Gibraltar Morze Śródziemne Adriatyk Tunezja Sycylia Włochy Jugosławia Austria) Końcowy łaciński aforyzm, w wolnym tłumaczeniu: Wyspa niezachwiana w determinacji pamięta o śmiałych mężczyznach. (pl) |
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| rdfs:comment | The Malta Memorial is a war memorial monument to the 2,298 Commonwealth aircrew who lost their lives in the various Second World War air battles and engagements around the Mediterranean, whilst serving with the Commonwealth Air Forces flying from bases in Austria, Italy, Sicily, islands of the Adriatic and Mediterranean, Malta, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, West Africa, Yugoslavia and Gibraltar, and who have no known grave. At the base of the column itself, a bronze panel bears the following inscription: Those remembered on the memorial include: (en) Malta Memorial – pomnik wojenny upamiętniający 2 298 lotników Commonwealthu, którzy zginęli podczas II wojny światowej w trakcie walk w rejonie Morza Śródziemnego, a którzy nie mają znanego grobu. Ze względu na swój kluczowy wkład w powietrzną wojnę w rejonie śródziemnomorskim, na miejsce ulokowania pomnika wybrana została Malta. Wzniesiony został na terenie podarowanym przez rząd Malty we Florianie, po południowej stronie Fontanny Trytona w pobliżu City Gate, wejścia do maltańskiej stolicy, Valletty. Pomnik został odsłonięty 3 maja 1954 roku przez królową Elżbietę II. (pl) |
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