Malta                                                               

36 Regiment in Malta

My Thanks to Cedric Green for the following,
he served in
36 HAA Regiment, E troop 168 Bty


Easy Troop 168 BATTERY: Regt cup winners Bahar ic chaik 1956.
Some of the personel in photo
2Lt Rosenthal, TSM kelly, Sgts O,Mally,
Williams, Percy, Bdrs Foreman, Stery, Cox,
Gnrs Latham, Monks, Proctor, Bridges and Shipway
Unloading vehicles and equipment off the SNOWDEN SMITH Tripoli 1955


My Thanks to Bill Williams for the following Photo's,
Bill served in Malta Jan 1955 to Nov 1956, 36 HAA Regt

Back row left right: Gnrs Evans, Cooklin (on D/D from the Navy), Tozer, Stevens, Painter,
Gaunt, Sgt Perry, Shurgold, L/Bdr Myers, Cush, Bdr Williams, Maj HFW Fox (2i/c),
RSM Harkness, Hookey
Front row: Maj JN Astill (Adjt), ?, Jimmy Edwards, Dick Bentley, ?
In background Lt JD Robertson (dep adjt)
Back row left to right: Gnrs Letts, Smith, Myers, Shurgold, Hookey, Green,
L/Bdr Williams, Salt, Lay, Bell, Bdr Page
Front row: RSM Harkness, Maj JN Astill (Adjt), Lt Col B Wilson DSO (CO),
Maj HFW Fox (2i/c), Lt Robertson (dep adjt), Sgt Perry (chief clerk)
RHQ Clerks. Back row left to right Gnrs Gaunt (of TV fame Champions, Sgt Cork etc),
Tozer, Watts, Hookey, Miles, Painter
Front row Gnr Cush, Bdr Williams, Sgt Perry, L/Bdr Smith, L/Bdr Myers


My Thanks to Malcolm Graham for the following Photo,
36 Regiment Boxing Team 1955-56, Malta

Back Row: CSMI Gilmour, L/Bdr Munro, Gnrs Gilroy, Goodenough, Mountain, Butler, Heywood, Bowie & Sgt Graham.
Front Row: Gnrs Meyers, Bridges, Jones, Capt Robinson, Major Fow, Lt Moore, Gnrs Lee, MacIntosh & Hepburn.


My Thanks to Barry (Bzza) Pitt for the following Photo's
C Troop, 60 Battery, 1955- 57, 36 HAA Regiment in Malta and Libya.

1955 Barry in Malta

1955 Malta Baraqqachare
1955 Myself and muscle man in front of Matador Truck
October 1955, Tigne Barrack where i arrived at in Malta.rm circled
November 1955, looking along Selima creek from Barracks
November 1955, Tigne I learned to swim here
1955 view of old Gun Enplacement at Tigne
1955 On right guard room ,N.A.F.F.I., and Sergeants Mess
1955 view of whole of Barrack from Officers Mess
1956 Back in Malta more training lifting the gun legs
1956 Barracacha firing range,predictor training,and in tents
1956 Barracacha,predictor training in range finding
1956 Barracacha, training, and under canvas
1956 Barracqachare target practise,Bdr and Sgt at rear
1956 Benghazie Lybia, drive to our first camp site
1956 Benghazie Lybia, drive to our first camp site
1956 Benghazie Lybia, drive to our first camp site
1956 Benghazie Lybia, exersise on how to get your gun up a hill
1956 Easter, Loading equipment onto L.S.T.'s bound for Lybia
1956 Easter. Benghazie Lybia, unloading L.S.T.'s
1956 Easter. Benghazie Lybia, unloading L.S.T.'s
1956 Easter. Arrival at Benghazie Lybia, first camp site
1956 Lybia digging in our gun's against tank attack
1956 Lybia making a brew on road side
1956 guns ready to fire at aircraft towed target
1956 Lybia digging in our gun's against tank attack
1956 Lybia, setting up for practise anti tank firing
1956 Lybia, Sgt, Hyams gets rollicking of B.Q.M.S, Wood.
1956 Lybia having a rest after our night exersise
March 1956, Liesure time back at barracks prior to going to Lybia
1956 Malta. W.O. Trendal. Sgt. Hyams with flag.
March 1956, Liesure time back at barracks prior to going to Lybia
1956 Straight St Valleta, Street of bars, and entertainment.







1957 England at Weybourne on east coast by Cromer
Demob 1957

1956 W.O. Trendell. Still got time to play hockey
1956 Empife Orwell the ship I came back to England in.



Firing Camp
Frank Beedles and the boys 1952
Palace Guard 1952
At Firing Camp in Libya


GOC Inspection 1951
Sgts Mess Tigne Barracks, 17th Feb 1951
January 1951 in Tripoli
Fletcher, Bomber, Nick, Rudd, Kerstin & Ward

Joseph Nichols (Nick) served in Malta 1950-53.
Nick died in 1999. These photo's have been sent in
by his son Jerry.
Digging in Tripoli 1951


60 Battery in Malta. My thanks to Jerry for this Photo.


My Thanks to Bob Keddie for the following Photo's

Rowing Crew with their Trophy.
L to R: Foster, Keddie, Butler, Pearson,
Seated: Tressler, 2/Lt Elston & Oxley.

Guard Detail at Tigne, Bob Keddie on the right.
Bob Keddie
Tigne Barracks Married Quarters, taken in
2000 before demolition.


My Thanks to David Irwin for the following Photo's.
David served with 168 Battery 1951 - 1953.

Lt Barrington-Ward
3.7 inch for Inspection
Sgt Wilson on the end of the Rank
Gnrs Aubin & Irwin
Gnrs Aubin & Hunter above and below
Gnrs Aubin, Harrison & Irwin











If you know any of the other
faces in these pictures, then
please let me know




All of the following Photo's are from George J Ward's collection.
George served with F Troop, 60 Battery 1954 - 1957.
They were sent in by Mike Bonella who served with
2nd Regt, Royal Malta Artillery,
Many Thanks Mike.







Tigne Barracks 2003
My thanks to Brian McCabe for this photo.


Tigne Barracks before the Development
Most Buildings now demolished