Maltese servicemen killed in Great War

In his letter of January 1, John Consiglio refers to the cenotaph at Floriana that once had panels listing the names of the Maltese servicemen who died in WW1.

The list of names was also published in the Malta Government Gazette of November 9, 1938 and I understand that only these were inscribed on the panels. However, when I checked the names on this list and compared them with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission records I found that many Maltese servicemen's names were missing.

Therefore, instead of replacing the panels on the cenotaph at Floriana as Mr Consiglio seems to be suggesting, why not erect a separate memorial to commemorate the Maltese servicemen who died in WW1.

The memorial could be similar to the eight-pillar wall that was recently unveiled in Cyprus to commemorate the 371 British servicemen (including one Maltese) who were killed during the EOKA Emergency 1955 to 1959.

A Maltese memorial wall could have one pillar, or part of one, left empty so should further Maltese be found to have died in WW1 their names could be added to the wall at a later date.

The memorial could be erected on the other side of the road facing the cenotaph. Not being a solid wall, views could still be seen through the gap between each pillar.

Whatever is considered however, Mr Consiglio is quite right that the names of the Maltese servicemen who gave their lives during the Great War should be remembered and not remain forgotten as they are at the present time.