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Apap-Bologna, Filippo Antonio 'Marchesina della Gnien' b. 1901 d. 1954
Maltese Sultan. He married Wilfrida Gollcher in 1933 and had several children. The father of the late 6th Marquis di Gnien.
Santa Maria Addolorata Cemetery, Paola, Southern Harbour, Malta
Plot: Gollcher Family tomb
Barbara, Agatha b. March 11, 1923 d. February 4, 2002
Maltese President. She was a school teacher who became Malta's first woman lawmaker, minister and president. One of her lasting contributions to Malta was her campaign to introduce full-time education for children. (Bio by: Ron Moody)
Cause of death: Heart attack
Zabbar Cemetery, Zabbar, Southern Harbour, Malta
Brody, Estelle b. August 15, 1900 d. June 3, 1995
Actress. Daughter of renowned Yiddish Theater composer Joseph Brody, Sister of Composer Murray L. Brody. (Bio by: MC)
Msida Bastion Cemetery, Msida, Northern Harbour, Malta
Calleia (Calleja), Joseph b. August 4, 1897 d. October 31, 1975
Actor. He is best remembered for films such as "My Sin" (1938), "Juarez" (1939), "The Glass Key" (1942), "For Whom The Bell Tolls" (1943), "Gilda" (1946), "Touch of Evil" (1958) and "The Alamo" (1960). He died in his home in Sliema (Malta). (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Santa Maria Addolorata Cemetery, Paola, Southern Harbour, Malta
Chesney, Norah Elma Mary b. August 20, 1904 d. September 17, 1977
The Noble Norah Chesney was the sister to the 21st and 22nd Baron and Baroness di Djar-il-Bniet e Buqana. Her mother's family were one of the oldest noble families in Malta. (bio by C. Said Vassallo)
Imtarfa Military Cemetery, Imtarfa, Western, Malta
de Bourbon-Orleans, Prince Louis Charles b. 1779 d. 1808
Cte de Beaujolais. Brother of the King of the French-Louis-Philippe.
Saint John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta, Southern Harbour, Malta
McCorrie, Charles b. 1830 d. April 8, 1857
Crimean War Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a Private in the 57th Middlesex Regiment, British Army. On June 23, 1855, at Sebastopol, Crimea, Private McCorrie threw over the parapet a live shell which had been thrown from the enemy's battery, saving the lives of his squad. For courage under fire, he was awarded the Victoria Cross Medal. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Msida Bastion Cemetery, Msida, Northern Harbour, Malta
Mintoff, Dom b. August 6, 1916 d. August 20, 2012
Maltese Politician, former Prime Minister. Best known as the creator of the independence of Malta. Graduated at the University of Malta in 1943, he obtained his doctorate in Science and Engineering at Oxford. Mintoff was Political Secretary of the Labour Party, Prime Minister from 1955 to 1958 and from 1971 until 1984. During his term of government, after a vain attempt to equalize Malta to the status of Northern Ireland, he gained independence under a constitution that initially retained Queen...[Read More] (Bio by: Lucy Caldarelli)
Santa Maria Addolorata Cemetery, Paola, Southern Harbour, Malta
Moynihan, Andrew b. January 1, 1830 d. May 18, 1867
Crimean War Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a Sergeant in the 90th of Foot Regiment, British Army. At the assault on the Redan, Crimea, September 8, 1857, Sergeant Moynihan, personally killed five Russians and while under heavy fire also rescued a wounded officer. For extreme gallantry in the face of the enemy he was promoted Sergeant Major and awarded the Victoria Cross Medal. He also later achived the rank of Captain. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Ta Braxia International Cemetery, Pieta, Northern Harbour, Malta
Rawdon-Hastings, Sir. Francis b. December 9, 1754 d. November 28, 1826
British Revolutionary War Army Officer. Holder of the titles of 2nd Earl of Moira, Baron Rawdon of Rawdon, and 1st Marquess of Hastings, he was the second of six children born to the 1st Earl of Moira and the Baroness Hastings. After his schooling at the Harrow and University College, Oxford, he joined the British Army in 1771 at the age of 17 and enjoyed a distinguished military career. During the Revolutionary War he was stationed in the United States and fought in the battles of Bunker Hill...[Read More] (Bio by: Tom Todd)
Hastings Garden, Valletta, Southern Harbour, Malta
Strickland, Mabel b. 1899 d. 1988
Daughter of Sir Gerald Strickland G.C.M.G., 6th Count della Catena and 1st and last Baron Strickland of Sizergh and Lady Edeline Sackville-West. Member of the Maltese Parliament, and founder of the Maltese Times.
Mdina Cathedral, Mdina, Western, Malta
Plot: Buried with her father

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