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'Six VCs before Breakfast'
6 men from the 1st Battalion, The Lancashire Fusiliers, were awarded the Victoria Cross following the Gallipoli Landings on 25th April 1915.

Matthew Camilleri
Oct 26, 202412 min read
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The Sinking of HMS Louvain
The sinking of HMS Louvain in the Aegean Sea on 20th January 1918 led to the deaths of 73 Maltese naval ratings.

Matthew Camilleri
Jan 6, 20246 min read
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The Tomb of the Unknown Warrior
In 1916, David Railton, an army chaplain, had an idea that was to transform the way the British people remembered their war dead.

Matthew Camilleri
Nov 10, 202312 min read
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Malta-Gallipoli Connections
Malta's crucial role during the disastrous Gallipoli campaign of WWI.

Matthew Camilleri
Apr 1, 20239 min read
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The Zeebrugge Raid
On 23rd April 1918, the Royal Navy carried out a daring amphibious raid on the German-held port of Zeebrugge, in Belgium.

Matthew Camilleri
Mar 18, 202310 min read
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