📍 Mqabba World War II War Memorial
Location Map Coordinates 35.845420, 14.466982
This World War II memorial in Mqabba commemorates local people who died during the war between 1939 and 1945.
Mqabba World War II War Memorial
The Mqabba War Memorial commemorates the people of Mqabba who died during the Second World War, 1939–1945. The memorial plaque bears the Maltese inscription “L-Imqabba ssellem lil uliedha li mietu bil-gwerra 1939–1945”, meaning that Mqabba salutes its children who died in the war.
The memorial is located on the exterior wall of the parish church in Mqabba. The carved marble plaque contains a Roll of Honour of the people commemorated by the community.
Mqabba War Memorial – Photograph
Original Mqabba War Memorial Plaque
Inscription on the Mqabba War Memorial
The inscription on the memorial reads:
L-IMQABBA
SSELLEM IL ULIEDHA
LI MIETU BIL-GWERRA
1939 – 1945IT-TIFKIRA TAGĦHOM TIBQA'
GĦAL DEJJEM
The closing inscription means that their memory remains forever.
Mqabba War Dead – Roll of Honour
The following table is a transcription of the names appearing on the original memorial plaque. Names are reproduced as they appear on the monument.
| Surname | First Name | Memorial |
|---|---|---|
| BONDIN | CARMEL | 1939–1945 |
| BORG | PAULINE | 1939–1945 |
| BRIFFA | JOHN MARY | 1939–1945 |
| BUSUTTIL | GIOVANNA | 1939–1945 |
| BUSUTTIL | MARIA | 1939–1945 |
| BUSUTTIL | SALVINA | 1939–1945 |
| CACHIA | MICHAEL | 1939–1945 |
| ELLUL | JOSEPH | 1939–1945 |
| GALEA | JOSEPH | 1939–1945 |
| GHIGO | ANGELA | 1939–1945 |
| GHIGO | ANTHONY | 1939–1945 |
| GHIGO | EMMANUEL | 1939–1945 |
| GHIGO | GIULIO | 1939–1945 |
| MANGION | LAWRENCE | 1939–1945 |
| SALIBA | CATHERINE | 1939–1945 |
| TONNA | JOSEPH | 1939–1945 |
| ZAMMIT | EMMANUEL | 1939–1945 |
| ZAMMIT | JOSEPH | 1939–1945 |
| ZAMMIT | PAUL | 1939–1945 |
About the Roll of Honour
The memorial preserves the names of 19 people associated with Mqabba who died during the Second World War. Their names remain recorded on the memorial as a permanent tribute from the local community.
The Roll of Honour on this page has been transcribed directly from the photographed memorial plaque. Where the monument does not provide further information such as age, occupation, military service or date of death, no additional details have been added to the table.
Mqabba and the Second World War
Mqabba, like communities throughout Malta, experienced the effects of the Second World War between 1939 and 1945. The names preserved on this memorial form part of the local record of the human cost of the conflict.
The memorial is therefore both a local Roll of Honour and an important piece of Mqabba's wartime heritage, preserving the names of those whom the community wished to remember.
Memorial Documentation
| Memorial | Mqabba War Memorial |
|---|---|
| Location | Mqabba, Malta |
| Conflict | Second World War |
| Period commemorated | 1939–1945 |
| Memorial type | Commemorative marble plaque |
| People commemorated | 19 |
| Location of memorial | Exterior wall of the parish church, Mqabba |
| Inscription language | Maltese |
| Source for Roll of Honour | Original memorial plaque photographed on site |
War Memorials Catalogue
This memorial forms part of the eMalta Catalogue of War Memorials and Commemorative Plaques in Malta and Gozo . The catalogue provides a locality-based record of war memorials, monuments and commemorative plaques throughout the Maltese Islands.
Research & Documentation
- Original memorial photographed on site.
- Original memorial plaque photographed in detail.
- Roll of Honour transcribed from the memorial.
- Names reproduced as displayed on the monument.
- Additional biographical details have not been added where they are not recorded on the plaque.
This page forms part of eMalta's ongoing documentation of the military, social and cultural heritage of Malta and Gozo.