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Location Map Coordinates 35.884407, 14.401799
Front Inscription Plaque
The commemorative plaque located on the front face of the monument pedestal, unveiled on October 11, 1992, by H.E. Dr. Ċensu Tabone, President of Malta.
| Maltese Inscription (Front) | English Translation |
|---|---|
|
DAN IL-MAFKAR SAR MILL-POPLU RABTI BIL-ĦIDMA TA' L-ARĊIKONFRATERNITÀ TA' SAN ĠUŻEPP TA' DIN IL-BELT MIKXUF MILL- E.T. IT-TABIB ĊENSU TABONE PRESIDENT TA' MALTA 11 TA' OTTUBRU 1992 B'TIFKIRA TAL-ĦAMSIN SENA MIT-TIENI GWERRA DINJIJA |
THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF RABAT THROUGH THE WORK OF THE ARCHCONFRATERNITY OF ST. JOSEPH OF THIS TOWN UNVEILED BY H.E. DR. ĊENSU TABONE PRESIDENT OF MALTA 11TH OCTOBER 1992 IN COMMEMORATION OF THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR |
World War II Casualty Roll
Below are the side marble tablets displaying the casualty roll engraved in two-column layouts, matching the exact order on the memorial plaques.
| Name of Casualty (Left Column) | Name of Casualty (Right Column) |
|---|---|
| ABELA CARMENA | BUGEJA ROMEO |
| ABELA JOSEPH | CALLEJA ROBERT REV. |
| ABELA ROSARIA SORU | CAMILLERI ANTHONY |
| ADAMI LOUISE | CARUANA LEWIS |
| ADAMI ALBERT | CARUANA TONINU |
| ADAMI MARY | CECI DOMENICO |
| AGIUS CARMEL | DARMANIN LELI |
| AGIUS LOUIS | DARMANIN PETER |
| ATTARD LAWRENCE | DEGUARA PAWLA |
| AZZOPARDI JOSEPH | DINGLI CARMEL |
| AZZOPARDI KATHERINE | ELLUL ANĠOLINA |
| AZZOPARDI PAUL | FALZON ĠOLA |
| BARTOLI EMMANUEL LL.D. | FSADNI JOSEPH |
| BEZZINA GIOVANNA | FSADNI JOSEPH |
| BONELLO MICHAEL | GALEA FRANK |
| BORG CARMEL | GALEA ĠUŻEPPI |
| BORG CARMELO | GALEA JOSEPH |
| BORG CARMELO | GALEA JOSEPH |
| BORG DOMENICA | GALEA MADALENA |
| BORG EMANUEL | GALEA SPIRU |
| BORG JOSEPHINE | GALEA TEREŻA |
| BORG WENZU | GAUCI FELICE |
| BUGEJA CARMELO | GAUCI JOHN |
| BUGEJA JOSEPH | GAUCI JOSEPH |
| Name of Casualty (Left Column) | Name of Casualty (Right Column) |
|---|---|
| GRIXTI TONINA | SAMMUT RITA |
| GIORDIMAINA PETER | SANT MANDUCA STELLA |
| GRECH ANTHONY | SAPIANO ANTHONY |
| GRECH CARMEL | SAPIANO GIOVANNA |
| HAMILTON FLORENCE MAY | SCERRI JOSEPH |
| LAFERLA ALBERT A. & C. E. | SCICLUNA ANDREW |
| MALLIA CARMELO | SHARPLES GEORGE W. |
| MALLIA FRANCIS | SPITERI ANDREA |
| MALLIA PULVIRENTI HINA | STILON ALBERTO H., LL.D. |
| MANGANI DOLOR | TANTI CARMEL |
| MAZZELLI JOSEPH | VASSALLO ALBERT |
| MICALLEF EMANUEL | VASSALLO MARGUERITA |
| MIFSUD ALBERT | VASSALLO MARIA |
| MIFSUD CARMEL | VASSALLO SAMWEL |
| MIFSUD FELICIA | VELLA CARMELA |
| MIFSUD GIUSUARDA | VELLA NORBERT O.S.A. |
| MIZZI VINCENT | VELLA PETER |
| O'NEIL HARRIET | WALTON JOHN PETER |
| O'NEIL WILLIAM | ZAHRA CARMELO |
| PORTELLI CONSIGLIO | ZAHRA JOSEPH |
| PORTELLI GIUSUARDA | ZAHRA MARIA |
| PORTELLI SALVU | ZAMMIT GEORGE |
| SAMMUT FRANCIS | ZAMMIT PAUL |
| SAMMUT PHILIP |
Rear Inscription Plaque
The commemorative plaque situated on the rear face of the monument pedestal honoring the heroic sacrifice of the people of Rabat.
| Maltese Inscription (Rear) | English Translation |
|---|---|
|
ISIMHOM MINQUX FUQ DAN IL-MAFKAR BIEX QATT MA JITHASSAR AĦNA U WLIEDNA MA NINSEW QATT LI KIENU NIES B'QALB EROJKA LI TQABDU GĦALL-ĦAQQ U L-ĦELSIEN TA' ART TWELIDHOM 1939 – 1945 IL-POPLU RABTI |
THEIR NAMES ARE ENGRAVED UPON THIS MEMORIAL NEVER TO BE ERASED WE AND OUR CHILDREN WILL NEVER FORGET THAT THEY WERE PEOPLE WITH HEROIC HEARTS WHO FOUGHT FOR JUSTICE AND FREEDOM OF THEIR NATIVE LAND 1939 – 1945 THE PEOPLE OF RABAT |
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- Researcher: Paul Berman
- Last Updated: 2026
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