The guns and gunners of Malta - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9990968837 ISBN 13: 9789990968835

Synopsis

Denis Rollo joined the Royal Regiment of Artillery in 1950 and served in the coast, anti-aricraft and field branches of the Regiment in the Middle East, Germany and the United Kingdom. After his retirement in 1980, he continued his association with the Regiment working as a Retired Officer for the Director Royal Artillery at the Headquarters in Woolwich. Since his second retirement in 1994, he has been able to give even more time to military history which has been a great interest of his since an early age. Considering his long service in the Royal Artillery, it is not surprising that this interest has centred on the Gunners. He was involved in the research work which resulted in the award of Honour Titles to two Batteries and soon after that was made a member of the Royal Artillery Historical Affairs Committee, which advises the Master Gunner and the Regiment on historical matters. He is also a Trustee of the Royal Artillery Historical Trust which is the governing body of the Regimental Collections. He is the Honorary Archivist of the National Artillery Association and has done a great deal of work on the history of the Royal Artillery of the Territorial Army. He has written short histories of the Orkney and Shetland Volunteers and Territorials and of the National Artillery Association and is continuing his work on the unit records of the Royal Regiment of Artillery. He has also become interested in the coast defences of Great Britain and then of the Colonial Fortresses. This interest has resulted in published works on the Royal Artillery in Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Malta. The Royal Regiment of Artillery has recognised his endeavours with the Napier Award in 1973, the Alfred Burne Memorial Award in 1978, 1990 and 1992, the Lefroy Gold Medal in 1984 and the Royal Artillery Medal in 1994.

Edition details

• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9990968837
• ISBN 13: 9789990968835
• Binding: Paperback