Shirley Robinson, Birmingham, UK
Taking a stroll down memory lane
My mother-in-law, who is Maltese, is 90 years old and resides at St Vincent De Paul in Malta. She told me about her first husband by the name of Joseph Zammit. He was a gunner in the Maltese army during World War II and his army number was 6618. He was adopted at birth.
She had only been married a few short months when her husband contracted TB and died very quickly. Her parents did not allow her to visit him while he was ill and they did not let her know that he had died until a few months later.
She still loves this man, over 70 years on.
She has asked me to find out anything I can about her late husband. Also, she would love a picture of him. I do not know where to start this search but I do feel some urgency that I obtain this information for her.
She thinks he died in 1940.
Anybody who can help me with any information can contact me on shirley-robinson@hotmail.com.
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Pule' Carmel
Sep 4th 2010, 15:06
Once a young wife/mother went to the bank to withdraw some money from her joint husdand's account, but as she had no identification the cashier refused to give her any money and told her, " show me some or any identification that you are related to this man, and I shall be pleased to hepl you.
The wife/mother thought for a moment and seeing her 10 year old son nearby, she called him over and putting her hand on her son's head, she looked at the cashier and said, " is my son a good enough identification that I am related to the man in my joint account?" The cashier on noting the resemblance of the son to the father he knew, smiled and said, " of course madam, that is good enough for me!" and a happy cashier handed all the money she wanted , being so pleased with the unusual indentification procedure the wife has used.
In this case if a 90 year old mother who does not have a picture of her husband,I am sure that a picture of her son at the age of 20 is a good enough resemblance. I hope I am clear enough.
M. Avellino
Sep 4th 2010, 16:45
Maybe you can start by obtaining a birth/death certificate from the public registry. It's a good place to start.
Heidi Stiegelis-slagt
Sep 4th 2010, 10:23
Wish the boy all the best!