Walter Norris CONCREVE. V.C.

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This memorial on the south coast between Hamrija Tower and the pre-historic site of Mnajdra.

Please note.
You do not have to visit the pre-historic sites to get to this memorial because it is on public land and outside the confines of the sites.
(How to get to the memorial) When you leave the car park to go to the first site, at the entrance to the left is a footpath outside the fence, Just follow the footpath until you come to a concrete track, follow the track down hill. Before you get to the bottom pre-historic site look left and you will see a tower (Hamrija Tower) on the cliff edge, walk towards it, the memorial is not to far from that. My wife and I were nearly duped into paying, if it was not for an British tourist who gave us directions.


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General Sir Walter Norris Congreve
1862 – 1927

Governor of Malta 1924-1927

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General Sir Walter Norris Congreve VC, KCB, MVO, DL (November 20, 1862 – February 26, 1927) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Later, he rose to the rank of general and was knighted. He was also the the father of Major William La Touche Congreve, VC – they are one of only three father and son pairs to win a VC.

He was 37 years old, and a captain in The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort’s Own), British Army during the South African War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

From 1924 to 1927, Sir Walter served as the governor of Malta, where he died. At his request, he was buried at sea in the channel between the coast and Filfla Island there is a small monument to him on the coast between Hamrija Tower and the pre-historic site of Mnajdra.

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On 15 December 1899 at the Battle of Colenso, South Africa, Captain Congreve with several others, tried to save the guns of the 14th and 66th Batteries, Royal Field Artillery, when the detachments serving the guns had all become casualties or been driven from their guns. Some of the horses and drivers were sheltering in a donga about 500 yards behind the guns and the intervening space was swept with shell and rifle fire. Captain Congreve, with two other officers (Frederick Hugh Sherston (The Hon.) Roberts, Harry Norton Schofield) helped to hook a team into a limber and then to limber up a gun. Although wounded himself, seeing one of the officers fall, he went out with an RAMC Major (William Babtie) and brought him in.

Credit http://www.maltapagina.nl/congreve.html
On March 4, 1927 Congreve was a watery grave at his own request. The General did not overlooking to go sailing in his spare time. Off the coast of Malta, about halfway between the imaginary line between the megalithic temple of Mnajdra and the island of Filfla was his body after a solemn meeting from HMS Chrysanthemum tilted off overboard


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