Potential Anzacs memorial in Pembroke

The article on Anzac day was very good (Reflections On Futility Of War, April 26). But notwithstanding the close ties (you would have thought) that Malta has with the Anzacs, they were not allowed to put a memorial in the gardens at Floriana.

Granted, a lot of places have plaques and marble slabs to commemorate what happened at Gallipoli. And in Malta we have something that no one else has: the hospital that took care of the soldiers and nursed them back to health. It's called Australia Hall and sits on the edge of Pembroke and St Andrew's. It used to be a theatre when the service people were stationed in Malta. But now it is an utter disgrace and possibly that is why we hear very little of it. We should be ashamed of the way it has been left to go to rack and ruin. Instead of a thing to be proud of, we should be ashamed of it. If the Anzacs want a memorial, they could have nothing better than the hall, the "hospital", which has a plaque on the wall telling people what it is all about.

If it were restored, it could be a thing to be proud of, to tell the world that, once again, Malta came to the aid of those who needed help.