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| Acknowledgements: The bulk of the material used on this page and also linked from it, has been sourced from the archives of the "Times (or Sunday Times) of Malta" and is hereby gratefully acknowledged. Unfortunately, pictures contained in these archived copies are of low quality, and the originals are inaccessible as they were destroyed in the fire of 1979. Unless otherwise qualified, intellectual property rights including copyright in timesofmalta.com belong to or have been licensed to Allied Newspapers Limited. |
| 'Contents of a Ditty Box 2005' Pages 5 and 12 of the Sunday Times of Malta 2 nd December 1945 |
| These pages evolved following an e-mail enquiry from Iaian Kerr, grandson of Edward Pearce who 'crossed the bar' in 2005. Iaian now had access to the ditty box from which he discovered that Edward had served aboard FANCY, from 8th October 1943 to 14thOctober 1945, joining her as a Stoker 2nd Class and leaving as an Acting/Leading Stoker. This, and the dilapidated condition of the accompanying newspaper articles, whetted his appetite to learn more. Similar interests were evoked here, particularly after it was found that access to the archives of the "Times of Malta" were available on subscription. To this end, Richard Richardson, ALBACORE and ex-Secretary of the Association, generously donated a 30 day subscription which created the opportunity for the research, from which these articles are transcripts. |
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| Year | Month | Date | Day | Page | Article |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | February | 20 | Tuesday | 3 | Hunting The Gun-Runners. |
| 1945 | May | 08 | Tuesday | 8 | Surrender At Ancona. |
| 1945 | August | 30 | Thursday | 1 | 'C-in-C' Med' Congratulates Minesweepers. |
| 1945 | September | 09 | Sunday | 3 | Moving The Mines. |
| 1945 | October | 21 | Sunday | 4 | British Flotilla (28th. M.M.L) To Greek Navy. |
| 1945 | December | 02 | Sunday | 5 & 12 | Men Who Sweep The Seas (Part One) |
| 1945 | December | 09 | Sunday | 5 & 12 | Men Who Sweep The Seas (Part Two) |
| 1945 | December | 13 | Thursday | 5 | Over 300 Victims Little Ships Score In Mediterranean |
| 1945 | December | 16 | Sunday | 5 & 12 | Men Who Sweep The Seas (Part Three) |
| 1946 | March | 28 | Thursday | 5 | British Sweepers for Italian Navy. |
| 1946 | April | 05 | Friday | 3 | 12th. Minesweeping Flotilla's Record Score. |
| 1946 | May | 26 | Friday | 3 | 19th. Minesweeping Flotilla to Leave. |
| 1946 | June | 01 | Saturday | 6 | 8th. Minesweeping Flotilla. |
| More to come later |
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