Our aim and purpose is to build and preserve a historical record of the former 3/11 Regiment, Royal Malta Artillery. In 1889 the Royal Malta Fencible Artillery was renamed as the Royal Malta Artillery. Historical Records of the Maltese Corps of the British Army. 3/11 Regiment, Royal Malta Artillery., Auckland, New Zealand. Most of them, mainly in their 20s, had joined the Royal Malta Artillery (RMA) in 1938-1939 to get a regular income. Lt Col Antonio Mattei who had commanded the … Locally raised units included the King’s Own Malta Regiment of Militia with a strength of 3,393, the Royal Malta Artillery with a strength of 1,032 and the Royal Engineer Militia which a contingent of 136 men. 1,810 likes. The Malta garrison's artillery was largely fixed and consisted of light and heavy anti-aircraft; and coastal defence artillery regiments drawn from the Royal Artillery (RA) and Royal Malta Artillery (RMA). Scots Guards records are currently held by the Scots Guards Archives. Fees and restrictions apply. You can search by name in our catalogue within WO 69. Other ranks who served with the Royal Artillery 1893-1942 – Royal Artillery Attestation records on Find My Past (£) Other ranks who served with the Royal Tank Corps 1919-1934 - Royal Tank Corps Enlistment Records on Find My Past (£) Although there were two artillery units raised in the early years and the later Maltese infantry regiments excelled in gunnery practice, the first regular Maltese artillery regiment within the British Army was the Royal Malta Fencible Artillery in 1861. Access these records by entering your man's details into the Campaign Medal search page. Alexander George Chesney. The Royal Engineers were also in evidence with British and Maltese serving in the Corps on the Island. It was designated the Royal Malta Fencible Artillery. The Royal Malta Fencible Artillery (1861 – 1889) On 25 January 1861, the Royal Malta Fencible Regiment became a corps of artillery with six Batteries and 975 all ranks. In January 1917, 95 Maltese officers served outside of Malta with a further 13 serving as surgeons on British hospital ships. The Reinforced Army Garrison Supplementary records of services are preserved for soldiers in the Royal Artillery, 1791 to 1855, and the Royal Horse Artillery, 1803 to 1863, in WO 69. https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Malta_Military_Records The Royal Horse Artillery ... Records are being added all the time and at the time of writing this, records up to names beginning with S were largely online with most of the balance due by the end of 2004. This series also contains other useful material, up to 1913. WO - Records created or inherited by the War Office, Armed Forces, Judge Advocate General, and related bodies Division within WO - Armed Forces Service Records WO 69 - Ordnance Office, Military Branch, and War Office: Royal Artillery Records of Service and Papers The removal of 'fencible' from the previous title was done in honour of the … 10.2 Royal Artillery pension records 1770-1913. In 1889, the Regiment was designated as the Royal Malta Artillery until being disbanded in 1972.