Ħal Qormi WWII War Memorial & Roll of Honour

📍 Ħal Qormi World War II War Memorial

Location Map Coordinates 35.875647, 14.477162

Roll of Honour & Inscriptions — Ħal Qormi, Malta

The Memorial

Ħal Qormi WWII War Memorial Overall View, Malta — Overall view of the Ħal Qormi World War II War Memorial.

The Ħal Qormi War Memorial stands in memory of the residents and servicemen of Ħal Qormi who lost their lives during enemy air raids and active operations in World War II between 1940 and 1945.

Roll of Honour — Side Plaque 1

Ħal Qormi War Memorial Roll of Honour Plaque 1 — Side plaque displaying the first section of the Roll of Honour with ages at death.

Name of Casualty	Age
ABELA AMANTE	30
AGIUS DOLORES	6
AGIUS EMANUEL	16
AGIUS SALVO	68
AQUILINA CARMELO	77
AQUILINA LIZA	50
BARBARA FRANCIS	56
BONNICI CARMELO	45
BONNICI PHILIP	38
BORG ANTHONY	59
BORG CARMEL	27
BORG ĠANNI	25
BORG GEORGE	55
BORG GEORGE	43
BORG JOHN	53
BRIFFA CARMELA	60
BRIFFA CONCETTA	53
BRIFFA ĠANNI	33
CACHIA VINCENT	65
CALLEJA CARMELO	58
CAMILLERI FRANCIS	21
CARDONA JOSEPH	76
CASSAR GIOVANNA	20
CASSAR GRAZIO	26
CASSAR MODESTA	37
CASSAR SALVINO	7
CAUCHI CARMEL	38
CIANTAR JOSEPH	49
CIAPPARA NINU	12

Roll of Honour — Side Plaque 2

Ħal Qormi War Memorial Roll of Honour Plaque 2 — Side plaque displaying the second section of the Roll of Honour.

Name of Casualty	Age
CUTAJAR SALVU	50
DEFELICE EMILIA	65
ELLUL CARMEL	18
ELLUL GEORGE	17
FARRUGIA JOSEPH	36
FELICE GIUSEPPA	2
FELICE VINCENT	56
GATT SALVO	47
GORDIMAINA JOSEPH	8
GORDIMAINA LELI	11
GORDIMAINA MARY	5
GRECH GEORGE	34
GRIMA SALVO	57
MIFSUD SALVU	34
MUSCAT ANNA	15
PSAILA LEWIS	45
PULLICINO JOSEPH	27
SALIBA CALCEDONIO	25
SALIBA CARMELA	30
SALIBA CARMELA	20
SALIBA SPIRU	40
SAMMUT MANUEL	-
SAMMUT MARIA	6
SAMMUT TERESA	20
SCERRI JANE	19
VELLA CARMEL	28
VELLA SPIRU	20
ZAHRA PETER PAUL	54
AGIUS DOLORES	39
AGIUS ALFRED	43

Front Plaque Inscription

Front Dedication Plaque on Ħal Qormi War Memorial — The main dedication plaque situated on the front face of the memorial pillar.

Maltese Text (Original Inscription)	English Translation
B'TIFKIRA TA' ĦUTNA L-QRIEMA
B' TIFKIRA TA' ĦUTNA L-QRIEMA LI MIETU BEJN L-1940 U L-1945 WAQT IL-ĦBIT MILL-GĦADU MATUL IT-TIENI GWERRA DINJIJA KUNSILL LOKALI TA' ĦAL QORMI MEJJU 2006	IN MEMORY OF OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF QORMI WHO DIED BETWEEN 1940 AND 1945 DURING ENEMY ATTACKS THROUGHOUT THE SECOND WORLD WAR ĦAL QORMI LOCAL COUNCIL MAY 2006

Commemorative Plaque (1987)

Commemorative Plaque erected on May 6 1987 by Youth Volunteer Services — Base commemorative stone plaque inaugurated on 6 May 1987.

Maltese Text (Original Inscription)	English Translation
MAĦĦAR LILL-VITTIMI TAL-GWERRA QRIEMA MAĦDUM MIZ-ŻGĦAŻAĠ TAL-Y.V.S.O., QORMI JUNIOR CRAFT CENTRE, MTARFA BOYS' SECONDARY SCHOOL U VOLUNTIERA QRIEMA BIEX NISTMERRU L-GWERRA U NGĦOŻŻU AKTAR IL-PAĊI. INAWGURAT MINN DANIEL MICALLEF MINISTRU TA' L-EDUKAZZJONI U L-AMBIENT ILLUM 6 TA' MEJJU 1987	IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE QORMI WAR VICTIMS CRAFTED BY THE YOUTH OF Y.V.S.O., QORMI JUNIOR CRAFT CENTRE, MTARFA BOYS' SECONDARY SCHOOL, AND VOLUNTEERS FROM QORMI SO THAT WE MAY ABHOR WAR AND CHERISH PEACE EVEN MORE. INAUGURATED BY DANIEL MICALLEF MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND ENVIRONMENT TODAY, 6TH MAY 1987

Additional Historical Documentation — Post-War Disaster Victims

Casualties Not Included on the Main WWII Monument:

On 30 December 1952, an RAF Avro Lancaster bomber (PB745) crashed into a residential neighborhood in Ħal Qormi shortly after takeoff. Two local residents lost their lives when the aircraft struck their home:

Maria Carmela Zammit (aged 37)
Marija Zammit (aged 7)