The Army Service Corps

A Corps of Wagoners was formed in 1794, which in 1799, became the Royal Wagon Train. This was disbanded in 1833.

The Land Transport Corps was formed for service in the Crimean War; at the end of the campaign it became the Military Train organised as a Cavalry Regiment.

In 1870 an Army Service Corps was formed only to be split up in 1881 into two separate Corps, the Commissariat and Transport Corps and the Ordnance Store Corps (later the Royal Ordnance Corps).

In 1889, the former Corps was again organised as the second Army Service Corps. There had been constant friction between the old control officers and the combatant officers; the former were said to be no officers at all but civilians. The Royal Warrant transferred the mere clerks into combatants and the department was no longer despised.

On 1 August 1914, the Army Service Corps had 498 officers and 5,900 other ranks. At the outbreak of the Great War the Corps was providing rations and forage for 186,400 men and 28,742 animals. The Corps was divided into three main divisions:

Horse Transport div – included Farriers, Sadlers and Wheelers. It had main depôts at Aldershot and Woolwich
Mechanical Transport div – provided drivers for all the Field Ambulances. It had main depôts at Winchester and Bulford.
Supply div – included bakers, butchers, clerks, packers and loaders. It had scattered depôts at Deptford, Avonmouth, Liverpool, Northampton, Manchester, Newhaven, Reading, Leeds, Glasgow and Southampton.

The Army Service Corps became a Royal Corps in 1918, in recognition of its services during the Great War (Army Order 362 dated November 1918).

The Land Transport Corps

1855 Land Transport Corps

Burials in 1855:

3 Oct Pte Joseph Hulett aged 20 years Land Transport Corps.
10 Dec Stephen Warren Land Transport Corps.
24 Dec William Gowlange Land Transport Corps.

1856 Land Transport Corps

Burials in 1856:

7 Feb Pte William Surridgo Land Transport Corps.
19 Mar Joseph Taylor Land Transport Corps.
9 July William Mercer Land Transport Corps.

The Army Service Corps

1870 Army Service Corps

1871 Army Service Corps

A sergeant of the Army Service Corps died during the year.

1872 Army Service Corps

1873 Army Service Corps

1874 Army Service Corps

1875 Army Service Corps

The Army Service Corps had an average strength of 10 men. It had 6 admissions into hospital with 1 death.

1876 Army Service Corps

1877 Army Service Corps

1878 Army Service Corps

The Army Service Corps had an average strength of 11 men. It had 4 admissions into hospital with 2 deaths. 2 invalids were returned to England.

1879 Army Service Corps

The Army Service Corps had an average strength of 11 men. It had 2 admissions into hospital. 1 invalid was returned to England.

1880 Army Service Corps

The Army Service Corps had an average strength of 15 men. It had 2 admissions into hospital with 1 death.

1881 Army Service Corps

The Commissariat and Transport Corps had an average strength of 7 men. There was one admission into hospital.

1882 Commissariat and Transport Corps

1883 Commissariat and Transport Corps

1884 Commissariat and Transport Corps

The Commissariat and Transport Corps had an average strength of 8 men.

1885 Commissariat and Transport Corps

The Commissariat and Transport Corps had an average strength of 8 men. There were 5 admissions into hospital.

1886 Commissariat and Transport Corps

The Commissariat and Transport Corps had an average strength of 6 men.

Baptisms in the Garrison Church, Valletta in 1886:

9 Dec Sarah Elizabeth Dell born 9 Nov 1886, daughter of Emma and Staff Clerk Henry Dell, Deputy Assistant QM General Office, of Floriana.

1887 Commissariat and Transport Corps

The Commissariat and Transport Corps had an average strength of 13 men with 6 admissions into hospital.

Baptisms in the Garrison Church, Valletta in 1887:

5 Jan Edgar Valletta Basliford son of Johanna and Conductor George Basliford of Valletta, born on 23 Nov 1886.
20 July Eric Vivian Whitlock Meare son of Hannah and SSgt Edward William Meare, of Floriana, born on 11 Aug 1886.

1888 Army Service Corps

The Army Service Corps had an average strength of 11 men with 4 admissions into hospital and 1 death.

Burials in 1888:

18 Aug 1888 SSgt James Flack Commissariat and Transport Corps aged 32 years, was buried in Pietà Cemetery.

Baptisms in 1888:

15 Dec Baptism of Beatrice Florence Alice Emma Rouse daughter of Emma and SSgt Marcus Rouse, born on 5 Nov 1888.

1889 Army Service Corps

Duncan H — Conductor H. Duncan ASC died at Valletta Station Hospital 25 June 1891 Aged 45 years
Staff QM Sgt A. Mein ASC died at Valletta Station Hospital 16 June 1890 Aged 46 years. (Ta' Braxia Cemetery)

1889 Strength: 8 men.

Baptisms in 1889:

18 Dec Douglas London St Clair McKerrow born on 21 Nov 1889, son of Elizabeth and Superintendent Barrack Sgt Alexander McKerrow.

1890 Army Service Corps

July 1890 Strength: 15 men.

Baptisms in 1890:

15 Jan Janet Lillian Connell born 1 January 1890, daughter of Alice Sarah and Conductor Roderick Edward Connell.
26 Nov Dorothy Rose Sparke born 28 Aug 1890, daughter of Annie and QM Sgt Philip R Sparke.

1891 Army Service Corps

1891 Strength: 17 men.

Baptisms in 1891:

1 Jan William Frederick George Box born 7 June 1890, son of Laura and SSgt Maj William Frederick Box.
3 Dec Elsie May Connell born 3 Nov 1891, daughter of Alice Sarah and Conductor Roderick Edward Connell of Floriana.

Burials in 1891:

17 Aug W A Spears aged 1 year 1 month was buried in Pietà Military Cemetery.

1892 Army Service Corps

1892 Strength: 17 men.

1893 Army Service Corps

W F Moore — Laura Katherine Moore nee Rogers daughter of Captain Robert Atkins Rogers RA, wife of Lt Col William Francis Moore ASC died Valletta 25 May 1893, aged 45 yrs (Ta' Braxia Cemetery).

1893 Strength: 19 men.

1894 Army Service Corps

1894 Strength: 18 men.

Baptisms in 1894:

6 Sep Gertrude Mary Ogden born 24 May 1892, daughter of Eliza and Staff QM Sgt Alfred Thomas Ogden of No 24 Camerata Valletta, Staff Clerk Army Service Corps.
6 Sep Alfred William George Ogden born 11 Aug 1894, son of Eliza and Staff QM Sgt Alfred Thomas Ogden of No 24 Camerata Valletta, Staff Clerk Army Service Corps.

1895 Army Service Corps

1895 Strength: 20 men.

Baptisms in 1895:

3 Jan Blanche Bert born 11 Oct 1894, daughter of Martha and Sgt Henry Bert Army Service Corps of Valletta.
7 Mar Albert Frank Felgate born 17 Feb 1895, son of Janette and Sgt Percy Frederic Felgate Army Service Corps of Valletta.

1896 Army Service Corps

The Army Service Corps had an average strength of 20 men.

Baptisms in 1896:

4 June Edwin Thomas Youngman born 10 May 1896, son of Amelia and Barrack Warden George Youngman Army Service Corps of Valletta.
15 July Alexander James Smith born 1 July 1896, son of Florence Elizabeth and Cpl James Smith of Valletta.
4 Dec Sydney Heber Felgate born 3 Dec 1896, son of Jannett and SSgt Percy Felgate of Valletta.

1897 Army Service Corps

The Army Service Corps had an average strength of 37 men. It had 12 admissions into hospital with no deaths. 2 invalids returned to England.

Its average constantly sick was 1.11. The average sick time to each soldier was 10.95 days. The average duration of cases of sickness was 33.76 days.

On 24 Mar 1897, a detachment of the ASC served in Crete as part of the Cretan International Force.

Baptisms in 1897:

10 Jan Charles Percival Moore born 11 Dec 1896, son of Margaret Frances and Sgt James Horatio Moore of Valletta.
23 Sep Violet Melita Pilgrim Ogden born 3 Sep 1897, daughter of Lizzie and Staff QM Sgt Alfred Thomas Ogden of Valletta.
7 Oct George Frederick Boyden born 9 Sep 1897, son of Annie Gertrude and SSgt John William Boyden of 10 Mill Street Marsa.

1898 Army Service Corps

The Army Service Corps had an average strength of 41 men. It had 16 admissions into hospital with 2 deaths. 1 invalid returned to England.

Its average constantly sick was 1.62. The average sick time to each soldier was 14.42 days. The average duration of cases of sickness was 36.96 days.

The men were at the Old Laboratory, Valletta with a detachment in Crete at the beginning of the year.

Burials in 1898:

16 June Burial in Pietà Military Cemetery of Dvr James Charles Cain, aged 19 years.
17 Oct 1898 Pte Reginald Everitt aged 20 years, died at Cottonera and was buried in Rinella Military Cemetery.

1899 Army Service Corps

Sgt H B Williams — Sgt H. B. Williams Staff Clerk Div A Army Service Corps died 18 Sep 1899. (Pieta Military Cemetery)

M A M Elliott — Margaret Alice Melita Elliott daughter of Fanny and Coy QM Sgt Alfred Elliott who died on 10 Aug 1899 aged 11 mths 5 days. Also Alfred Elliott who died at Woolwich on 26 Feb 1895 aged 14 mths (Ta Braxia Cemetery).

1 Jan 1899 Strength: 27 men.

Burials in 1899:

20 Sep Staff Clerk Harold Burgoyne Williams, aged 34 years was buried in Pietà Military Cemetery.

1900 Army Service Corps

1 Jan 1900 Strength: 17 men.

1901 Army Service Corps

1901 Strength: 25 men.

1902 Army Service Corps

Baptisms in the Garrison Church in 1902:

31 Oct William John Lewis Moore born on 8 October 1902, son of Margaret Frances and Staff Sgt Maj James Horatio Moore, resident at Valletta.

1903 No 70 Transport Coy Army Service Corps

No 70 Transport Coy ASC was stationed at the Old Laboratory Barracks Valletta. It had its main office at the Auberge de France.

Baptisms in the Garrison Church in 1903:

3 Apr Arthur Henry Carter Boyden born on 13 March 1903, son of Annie Gertrude and Staff Sgt Maj John William Boyden, resident at Floriana.

1904 No 70 Transport Coy Army Service Corps

Burials in 1904:

27 Dec 2nd Cpl Thomas Mitchell Reggie aged 34 years was buried in Pietà Military Cemetery.

1905 No 70 Transport Coy Army Service Corps

No 70 Transport Coy ASC shared the Old Laboratory Barracks with the Army Pay Corps, Military Foot Police and Garrison Staff. The barracks consisted of four rooms at an upper level and two at a lower level. The barracks was unsuitable as accommodation. It was cramped and poorly ventilated with inadequate water and drainage supply.

Burials in Pietà Military Cemetery in 1905:

2 Mar Joseph Henry Billingham, aged 26 years 7 months.
19 Sep Sgt Edward Wingate, aged 31 years 3 months of the Old Laboratory Valletta.
23 Oct Still born twin children of N S Farrington.
24 Apr 1905 Alice Maud Mary Birch aged 42 years, of 10 Strada Palazzo del Vescovo, Vittoriosa was buried in Rinella Military Cemetery .

1906 No 70 Transport Coy Army Service Corps

Burials in 1906:

10 July 1906 CSM W. N. Chapman 70 Coy ASC aged 36 years 9 months, was buried at Mtarfa Military Cemetery.
24 Sep Sgt James Armitage aged 28 years ASC Valletta was buried at Rinella Military Cemetery.
9 June 1906 Stanley Fred Elkington aged 4 months, son of Sgt of married quarters Strada Magazine was buried at Pietà Military Cemetery .

1907 No 70 Transport Coy Army Service Corps

Number 2 of the first batch of motor ambulances first issued to the army in 1904 (RAMC/801/22/1/6).

Burials in Pietà Military Cemetery in 1907:

5 Feb L/Cpl George Corns aged 29 years.
17 June Pte John Mason aged 22 years who was accidentally drowned on 9 June.
14 May SSgt Maj 1st Class Charles Foster Williams aged 42 years 2 months, of 17 Howard Street Sliema was buried at Rinella Military Cemetery.

The first motor ambulances were issued to the army in 1904. These were Wolseley Siddeley motorcars with solid rubber tyres. Two coils were fixed to the dashboard and two accumulators on the off side of the running board. The ambulances were initially the responsibility of the Royal Engineers but in 1907 they were taken over by the Army Service Corps.

1908 No 70 Transport Coy Army Service Corps

Baptisms in 1908 :

1 Mar 1908 Roland Yorke Wooland born on 5 February 1908, son of Emily Louisa and Sgt Arthur Wooland, resident at No 19 Strada Forne (Bakery Street) Valletta.

Burials in 1908 :

2 Mar 1908 Thomas Hayes aged 4 weeks, son of Coy Sgt Maj Hayes was buried in Pietà Military Cemetery.

1909 Army Service Corps

No 70 Transport Coy ASC

1910 Army Service Corps

No 70 Transport Coy ASC

1911 Army Service Corps

No 70 Transport Coy ASC

Baptisms in 1911:

7 May Leslie Syd Dowrick born on 11 April 1911, son of Nellie Violetta and Sgt Sydney Alfred Dowrick, of No 73, the Camerata, Valletta.

1912 Army Service Corps

No 46 Transport Coy ASC

Baptisms in 1912:

17 Nov Phyllis Lilian May Newcombe born on 1 November 1912, daughter of Rosa May and Sgt Walter Sydney Newcombe of Notre Dame Ravelin, Floriana.
29 Dec Wilfrid Wallace Tovell born on 16 November 1912, son of Leah Magdalene and SSgt Charles William Tovell, of Sa Maison.

1913 Army Service Corps

No 6 Transport Coy ASC

Baptisms in 1913:

2 Mar Catherine Ruth Milne born on 13 February 1913, daughter of Mary Ruth and Cpl Charles Milne of Notre Dame Ravelin, Floriana.
4 May Edmund Arthur Singleton born on 11 April 1913, son of Alice Laura and Sgt Harry Arthur Singleton of the Army Service Corps Married Quarters.
27 July Doris Lydia McCormack born on 8 July 1913, daughter of Lydia and Cpl William John McCormack, of the Married Quarters, Floriana.
14 Sep Lily Rose Williams born on 24 July 1913, daughter of Fanny and 1st Class SSgt Maj Charles James Williams, of No 80, Strada Britannica, Valletta.
7 Oct Harold George Bradley born on 29 September 1913, son of Mary Ann and Cpl William Bradley, of Valletta.
26 Oct George Robert Bean born on 27 September 1913, son of Ellen Beatrice and Staff Sgt Charles Richard Bean, of Floriana.
9 Nov Katharine Marjorie Waterson born on 24 October 1913, daughter of Katharine and Saddler Cpl George Frederick Waterson, of No 4, Notre Dame Ravelin, Floriana.
30 Nov Bertram Francis Nally born on 9 November 1913, son of Florence Selina and Cpl Bertram Thomas Nally, of No 6, Notre Dame Ravelin, Floriana.

1914 Army Service Corps

1 Jan 1914 No 46 Transport Coy ASC

1 Apr No 40 Transport Coy ASC

5 Aug Under the provisions of the Defence Scheme a large number of hired transport was engaged for the troops proceeding to war stations and for permanent duty as long as they remained there. This was dismissed on 2 October except for the transport required by the 1st London Infantry Brigade.

3 Sep No 40 Transport Coy ASC left Malta. Assistant Director Stores and Transport (ADST), 2 WOs and 18 NCOs and men Supply Section; 29 NCOs and men Horse Transport section embarked for England.

12 Sep 1914 1st London Brigade Coy ASC (T) arrived on S.S. Kelvin Grove.

Captain (Temp Major) H G L Hall ASC served as Assistant Director Supply and Transport (ADST).

Baptisms in 1914:

1 Feb Gordon Wallace Eyers born on 6 November 1913, son of Nellie May and Sgt George Frederick Eyers of No 10, Notre Dame Ravelin, Floriana.
6 May Marion Eva Cowling born on 26 February 1914, daughter of Marion and SSgt Maj Wilfrid Guthrie Cowling, of No 18 D, Msida Bastion Quarters, Floriana.
7 June Emma Louisa Collins born on 14 April 1914, daughter of Emily Bertha and Coy QM Sgt Walter Collins of Married Quarters, Floriana.
15 July William Ralph Crick born on 20 June 1914, son of Lilian Jane and Sgt Frank Crick, of Notre Dame Ravelin, Floriana.
8 Nov Richard Peter Frank Branston born on 9 October 1914, son of Bertha and Pte Richard Daniel England Branston of Notre Dame Ravelin, Floriana.

1915 Army Service Corps

15 Apr 1915 1st London Brigade Company ASC (T) moved from Fort Mosta to Valletta. Fort Mosta was dismantled and handed over to the Royal Engineers.

Captain (Temp Major) H G L Hall ASC served as Acting Assistant Director Supply and Transport (ADST). On 2nd May 1917, he was promoted to Deputy Assistant Director of Transport which was equivalent for purposes of pay to the rank of DAQMG.

Baptisms in 1915:

21 Mar Thomas Joseph Marshall born on 23 February 1915, son of Laura Jane and Lt John William Marshall, of the Military Cold Stores, Marsa.
20 Aug Wilfred Robert Charles Cowling born on 12 July 1915, son of Marion and Sgt Maj Wilfred Guthrie Cowling, of Msida Bastion Quarters, Floriana.
26 Sep Elizabeth Morton born on 14 August 1915, daughter of Jane and Pte James Morton, of Notre Dame Ravelin, Floriana.
21 Oct Valerie Constance Harvey born on 2 October 1915, daughter of Alice and SSgt Maj Sidney Victor Harvey, of No 80, Strada Britannica, Valletta.
7 Nov Dorothy Iris McCormack born on 17 October 1915, daughter of Lydia and Sgt William John McCormack, of Msida Bastion Quarters, Floriana.

Burials in 1915:

4 June Cowling Marion aged 1 year 3 months, daughter of 1st Class SSM Cowling, was buried at Pietà Military Cemetery.
25 June Dvr Read W aged 24 yrs, 29th Division Train.
3 July Pte Watson A aged 34 yrs, 29th Field Bakery.
11 July Dvr Chittenden W C aged 19 yrs, 29th Division Train.
22 July Julia Seccombe aged 46 yrs, wife of Lt Col Seccombe, was buried at Ta' Braxia Cemetery Pietà.
10 Sep Sgt Ellison C H aged 21 yrs, 13th Division Supply Column was buried at Pietà Military Cemetery.

1916 Army Service Corps

Baptisms in 1916:

9 Jan Harold Falkner born on 5 September 1911, son of Fannie Clarissa and Maj Frank Ninus Falkner, of No 18 A, Strada Scozzese, Valletta.
16 Apr John William Ward born on 25 February 1916, son of Mary Ethel and SSgt John Charles Ward, of Msida Bastion Quarters, Floriana.
9 July Lilian Nellie Hancock born on 22 June 1916, daughter of Nellie and Sgt Harry Hancock, of No 19, Notre Dame Ravelin, Floriana.

Burials in Pietà Military Cemetery in 1916:

1 Jan Capt R H Booth Army Service Corps attached to 42nd East Lancashire Field Ambulance, aged 32 years.
26 Jan S/1746 Pte Walter Adams Army Service Corps attached to 1st/1st East Lancashire Field Ambulance, aged 31 years.
20 Oct T4/092740 Dvr B Dix Army Service Corps H.T. attached to 18th Veterinary Hospital.

1917 Army Service Corps

Baptisms in the Barracca Church Valletta in 1917:

19 Dec 1917 Eunice Mary Curtis born on 19 Nov 1917, daughter of 1st Class SSgt Major George William Curtis and Emma Lilian, resident at ASC Stores Marsa.

1918 Army Service Corps

1919 Royal Army Service Corps

1920 Royal Army Service Corps

The Royal Army Service Corps Malta 1920:

No 603 Mechanical Transport Coy. – Left by Oct 1923.
No 1005 Horse Transport Coy. – Left by 1 Nov 1920.
Detachment 10 Officers, 266 men.

Baptisms in the Barracca Church Valletta in 1920:

4 Apr Edna Rose Ward born on 25 February 1920, twin daughter of Sgt John Charles James Sellears Ward RASC and Ethel Mary, resident at No 2 B Block, Msida Bastion Floriana.
4 Apr Ethel May Ward born on 25 February 1920, twin daughter of Sgt John Charles James Sellears Ward RASC and Ethel Mary, resident at No 2 B Block, Msida Bastion Floriana.
23 May Evelyn Melita Stott born on 12 April 1920, daughter of SQMS Charles Edward Frank Stott and Elizabeth Sarah, resident at No 1 C Block, Msida Bastion, Floriana.
17 June Ronald Terence Bodiam born on 1 June 1920, son of SSgt Major William Albert Bodiam and Maggie Annie, resident at No 11 B Block, Msida Bastion, Floriana.
3 Oct Eric Fletcher born on 13 September 1920, son of Pte Norman Fletcher and Aida Daisy, resident at A Block, Floriana Barracks.
5 Dec Reginald Albert Edwin Blackburn born on 9 October 1920, son of SSgt Reginald Thomas Blackburn and Minnie, resident at Floriana.

1921 Royal Army Service Corps

The Royal Army Service Corps Malta 1921:

No 603 Mechanical Transport Coy
1. Strength (1 Jan 1921) – 8 Officers, 212 Rank and File.
2. Strength (1 June 1921) – 4 Officers, 63 Rank and File.
Supply Detachment
1. Strength (1 June 1921) – 7 Officers, 31 Rank and File.

Baptisms in the Barracca Church Valletta in 1921:

20 Feb Gordon William Dawson born on 15 November 1920, son of Sgt Major William James Dawson and Norah Edith, resident at No 3 B Msida Bastion, Floriana.
28 Feb George Albert Pink born on 16 February 1921, son of Sgt William Charles Pink and Catherine Blenkin, resident at No 6 D Msida Bastion, Floriana.
6 Mar Frederick Henry Pearson born on 19 February 1921, son of Driver-Wheeler Henry Pearson and Lilian May, resident at No 16 C Msida Bastion, Floriana.
8 May Thomas William Stimson born on 19 April 1921, son of Sgt Edward Charles Stimson and Norah, resident at No 7 B Block Msida Bastion, Floriana.
15 May Kenneth Owen Donald born on 25 March 1921, son of Sgt Albert Donald and Hannah Owen, resident at No 6 A Block Msida Bastion, Floriana.
26 June Doris Audrey Walter born on 13 April 1921, daughter of Sgt Herbert Francis Walter and Doris Annie, resident at Msida Bastion, Floriana.
13 July Lewis John Ricketts born on 16 June 1921, son of Staff Sgt Maj Harry Thomas Ricketts and Katie Edith, resident at Msida Bastion, Floriana.
16 Oct Violet Mabel Ward born on 29 August 1921, daughter of Sgt John Charles Ward and Mary Ethel, resident at Msida Bastion, Floriana.
6 Nov Stanley James Goreham born on 14 October 1921, son of SSgt Ernest James Goreham and Elizabeth Maude, resident at Msida Bastion, Floriana.
14 Nov Doreen Marjorie Robertson born on 20 October 1921, daughter of Lt Rollo Robertson RASC and Lilian May, resident at Auberge d'Aragon Valletta.

1922 Royal Army Service Corps

The Royal Army Service Corps Malta 1922:

No 603 Mechanical Transport Coy
1. Strength (1 Jan 1922): 3 Officers, 41 Rank and File.
Supply Detachment

Baptisms in the Barracca Garrison Church Valletta in 1922:

22 Jan Leslie Fletcher born on 22 October 1921, son of Pte Norman Fletcher and Ada Daisy, of Floriana.
7 Feb Gweneth Mary Wilshire born on 23 December 1921, daughter of Edith Mary and Mechanic Sgt Maj Herbert Wiltshire of Msida Bastion Floriana Married Quarters.
26 July Peter Charles Stuart Bird born on 28 June 1922, son of Martha Jean and Sgt Charles Bird of Msida Bastion Married Quarters, Floriana.

1923 Royal Army Service Corps

The Royal Army Service Corps Malta 1923:

No 603 Mechanical Transport Coy.
1. Strength (1 Jan 1923): 2 Officers, 46 Rank and File. Left by 1 July 1923.
No 32 Mechanical Transport Coy.
1. Strength (1 July 1923): 2 Officers, 66 Rank and File.
Supply Detachment.
1. Strength (1 July 1923): 5 Officers, 19 Rank and File.

Baptisms in the Barracca Garrison Church Valletta in 1923:

9 Jan Patrick James O'Connell born 21 November 1922, son of Charlotte Fanny and Coy QM Sgt (CQMS) James Henry O'Connell of Msida Bastion Married Quarters, Floriana.
25 Jan William Henry Bibb born 1 December 1922, son of Virginia and Pte William Henry Bibb of Msida Bastion Married Quarters, Floriana.
20 Sep Trevor John Cecil Faulkner born 27 August 1923, son of Ann and Coy Sgt Maj William Mervyn Cecil Faulkner, of A Block Floriana Barracks.
11 Oct Jean Owen Donald born 11 September 1923, daughter of Hannah Owen and Sgt Albert Donald of A Block Floriana Barracks.
31 Dec Helen Miriam Stevens born 8 December 1923, daughter of Hilda Emily and Sgt William Stevens of Notre Dame Ravelin, Floriana.

1924 Royal Army Service Corps

The Royal Army Service Corps Malta 1924:

No 32 Mechanical Transport Coy.
1. Strength (1 July 1924): 1 Officers, 54 Rank and File.
Supply Detachment.
1. Strength (1 July 1924): 5 Officers, 18 Rank and File.

Baptisms at the Barracca Garrison Church Valletta in 1924:

9 July Ethel Virginia Bibb born 16 June 1924, daughter of Virginia and Pte William Henry Bibb of Msida Bastion Quarters, Floriana.

1925 Royal Army Service Corps

The Royal Army Service Corps Malta 1925:

No 32 Mechanical Transport Coy.
1. Strength (1 Jan 1925): 3 Officers, 55 Rank and File.
Supply Detachment.
1. Strength (1 Jan 1925): 5 Officers, 15 Rank and File.

Baptisms at the Barracca Garrison Church Valletta in 1925:

5 Apr Ethel Maud Hackett born 17 March 1925, daughter of Edith Maud and 1st Class SSgt Maj Thomas Guy Hackett of No 4, Warrant Officer's Quarters, St Francis Ravelin, Floriana.
19 Apr Maisie Elizabeth Link born 26 March 1925, daughter of Florence Kate and Pte William Alexander Link, of Msida Bastion Married Quarters, Floriana.
6 Dec Eric Stephen Stevens born 9 November 1925, son of Hilda Emily and Sgt William Stevens of Msida Bastion Married Quarters, Floriana.

1926 Royal Army Service Corps

The Royal Army Service Corps Malta 1926:

No 32 Mechanical Transport Coy.
1. Strength (1 Jan 1926): 3 Officers, 56 Rank and File.
Supply Detachment.
1. Strength (1 Jan 1926): 5 Officers, 23 Rank and File.

Baptisms at the Barracca Garrison Church Valletta in 1926:

16 May Peter Dennis Parsons born 29 April 1926, son of Florence Rebecca and Mechanist Sgt Maj George Owen Parsons, of No 2 Warrant Officers Quarters, Notre Dame Ravelin, Floriana.
10 Oct John Melville Harrison born 9 September 1926, son of Fanny Edith and Cpl George Harrison of No 15 C Block, Msida Bastion Married Quarters, Floriana.
25 Nov Twin Desmond Thomas Callan born 27 October 1926, son of Catherine and Sgt Charles Callan of the RASC Bakery, Valletta.
25 Nov Twin Terence Frederick Callan born 28 October 1926, son of Catherine and Sgt Charles Callan of the RASC Bakery, Valletta.

1927 Royal Army Service Corps

The Royal Army Service Corps Malta 1927:

No 32 Mechanical Transport Coy.
1. Strength (1 Jan 1927): 3 Officers, 57 Rank and File.
Supply Detachment.
1. Strength (1 Jan 1927): 5 Officers, 23 Rank and File.

Baptisms at the Barracca Garrison Church Valletta in 1927:

30 Jan Jack William Richards born 26 September 1926, son of Mabel Ethel and Sgt William George Richards, Notre Dame Quarters, Floriana.
13 Mar Reginald Joseph Tooes born 28 December 1926, son of Ethel Maud and Pte James George Tooes, of No 8 C Block, Msida Bastion Married Quarters, Floriana.

1928 Royal Army Service Corps

The Royal Army Service Corps Malta 1928:

No 32 Mechanical Transport Coy.
1. Strength (1 Jan 1928): 3 Officers, 56 Rank and File.
Heavy Transport and Supply Detachment (from July 1928)
1. Strength (1 Jan 1928): 5 Officers, 22 Rank and File.

Baptisms at the Barracca Garrison Church Valletta in 1928:

29 Feb Keith Frederick William Markham born 29 January 1928, son of Eveline Sophia Ellen and Dvr Harry Markham of No 8 Notre Dame Married Quarters, Floriana.
8 July Peter Fairway Collard born 15 April 1928, son of Victoria Blanch and SSgt Horace Carlton Collard of No 6 D Block, Msida Bastion Married Quarters, Floriana.
8 July William Lionel Nutt born 5 June 1928, son of Violet and Sgt Archibald William Nutt of No 4 A Block, Notre Dame Married Quarters, Floriana.

1929 Royal Army Service Corps

The Royal Army Service Corps Malta 1929:

No 32 Mechanical Transport Coy.
1. Strength (1 Jan 1929): 3 Officers, 63 Rank and File.
Heavy Transport and Supply Detachment
1. Strength (1 Jan 1929): 6 Officers, 22 Rank and File.

Baptisms at the Barracca Garrison Church Valletta in 1929:

7 June Joyce Dorothy Tasker born 25 April 1929, daughter of Ethel Adeline and SSgt Stanley Arthur Tasker RASC Motor Transport, of No 2 Notre Dame Married Quarters, Floriana.
4 Sep Diana Lillian Bullock Chase born 7 July 1929, daughter of Rosa Isabel Ellen and L/Cpl William Bullock Chase, of No 8 Camerata Married Quarters, Valletta.

1930 Royal Army Service Corps

The Royal Army Service Corps Malta 1930:

No 32 Mechanical Transport Coy.
1. Strength (1 Jan 1930): 3 Officers, 57 Rank and File.
Heavy Transport and Supply Detachment
1. Strength (1 Jan 1930): 5 Officers, 25 Rank and File.

Baptisms at the Barracca Garrison Church Valletta in 1930:

12 Jan David Ralph Whitaker born 8 October 1929, son of Grace Christine and Maj Arthur Percy Duricombe Whitaker, of Gzira Villa, Sliema.
12 Jan Arthur Theodore Sidney Hosking born 28 November 1929, son of Eileen and Cpl Thomas Arthur Hosking of No 1 Camerata Married Quarters, Valletta.
15 June Mark Briant born 3 May 1930, son of Ruth Louise and SSgt Ernest Stanley Briant of No 11 B Block, Msida Bastion Married Quarters, Floriana.
24 Aug June Rose Nutt born 20 June 1930, daughter of Violet and Sgt Archibald William Nutt of No 4 Notre Dame Married Quarters, Floriana.
31 Aug Jean Marion Weston born 7 August 1930, daughter of Marion Kate and Sgt Leonard Weston of No 15 Strada Stretta, Valletta.

1931 Royal Army Service Corps

The Royal Army Service Corps Malta 1931:

No 32 Mechanical Transport Coy.
1. Strength (1 Jan 1931): 3 Officers, 60 Rank and File.
Heavy Transport and Supply Detachment
1. Strength (1 Jan 1931): 6 Officers, 19 Rank and File.

Baptisms at the Barracca Garrison Church Valletta in 1931:

25 Oct Sylvia Joy Hosking born 8 September 1931, daughter of Eileen and Cpl Thomas Arthur Hosking of No 1 Married Quarters Camerata, Valletta.
27 Dec David William Topliss born 5 December 1931, son of Maud and Sgt William Cuthbert of Floriana Married Quarters.

1932 Royal Army Service Corps

The Royal Army Service Corps Malta 1932:

No 32 Mechanical Transport Coy.
1. Strength (31 Dec 1932): 60 Rank and File.
Heavy Transport and Supply Detachment
1. Strength (31 Dec 1932): 34 Rank and File.

Baptisms at the Barracca Garrison Church Valletta in 1932:

18 Sep Peter John Blatch born 21 July 1932, son of Zoe Victoria and Cpl Harry Ernest Blatch of No 10 B, Msida Bastion Married Quarters, Floriana.
18 Dec Walter James Barulf born 21 November 1932, son of Winifred Ermeline and SQMS Henry Alfred Barelf of No 17 Notre Dame Ravelin, Floriana.

1933 Royal Army Service Corps

The Royal Army Service Corps Malta 1933:

No 32 Mechanical Transport Coy.
1. Strength (31 Dec 1933): 61 Rank and File.
Supply Detachment
1. Strength (31 Dec 1933): 34 Rank and File.

Baptisms at the Barracca Garrison Church Valletta in 1933:

19 Mar Angus William Alexander Murray born 18 December 1932, son of Nora Maud and Cpl Alexander Murray, of San Antonio Palace, Attard.
19 Mar Leslie Herbert Hoskins born 25 February 1933, son of Eileen and Cpl Thomas Arthur Hoskins of No 6 Camerata Married Quarters, Valletta.
27 Aug Dorothy Joyce Williams born 12 August 1933, daughter of Annie Gertrude and Sgt George Henry Williams of the RASC Bakery, Valletta.

1934 Royal Army Service Corps

The Royal Army Service Corps Malta 1934:

No 32 Mechanical Transport Coy.
1. Strength (31 Dec 1934): 62 Rank and File.
Supply Detachment
1. Strength (31 Dec 1934): 32 Rank and File.

Baptisms at the Barracca Garrison Church Valletta in 1934:

15 Apr Donald John Mackenzie Murray born 7 February 1934, son of Nora Maud and Sgt Alexander Murray of San Antonio Palace, Attard.
9 Aug Victor James Taylor born 13 July 1934, son of Emmie and SQMS Stephen Frederick Taylor of No 19, Notre Dame Ravelin, Floriana.
25 Nov Marguerita Ann Scarr born 20 September 1934, daughter of Rose Violet and Dvr Alan Harold Scarr of No 3, St Francis Ravelin, Floriana.

1935 Royal Army Service Corps

The Royal Army Service Corps Malta 1935:

No 32 Mechanical Transport Coy.
1. Strength (30 June 1935): 63 Rank and File.
Supply Detachment
1. Strength (30 June 1935): 32 Rank and File.

1936 Royal Army Service Corps

The Royal Army Service Corps Malta 1936:

No 32 Mechanical Transport Coy.
1. Strength (30 June 1936): 62 Rank and File.
Supply Detachment
1. Strength (30 June 1936): 33 Rank and File.

Baptisms at the Barracca Garrison Church Valletta in 1936:

2 Feb Mary Christine Taylor born 23 December 1935, daughter of Emmie and SQMS Stephen Frederick Taylor of No 19, Notre Dame Ravelin, Floriana.

1937 Royal Army Service Corps

The Royal Army Service Corps Malta 1937:

No 32 Mechanical Transport Coy.
1. Strength (31 Dec 1937): 55 Rank and File.
Supply Detachment
1. Strength (31 Dec 1937): 33 Rank and File.

Baptisms at the Barracca Garrison Church Valletta in 1937:

5 Dec Joan Medlock born 26 October 1937, daughter of Margaret and L/Cpl Charles Frederick Medlock of No 18, St Francis Ravelin, Floriana.
5 Dec Jean Margaret McCall born 30 August 1937, daughter of Beatrice May and Sgt James McCall of No 21, St Francis Ravelin, Floriana.

1938 Royal Army Service Corps

The Royal Army Service Corps Malta 1938:

No 32 Mechanical Transport Coy.
1. Strength (30 June 1938): 60 Rank and File.
Supply Detachment
1. Strength (30 June 1938): 34 Rank and File.

1939 RASC

The Royal Army Service Corps Malta 1939:

No 32 Mechanical Transport Coy.
1. Strength (30 June 1939): 3 Officers, 57 Rank and Files.
Supply Detachment
1. Strength (30 June 1939): 23 Officers, 130 Rank and Files.

Baptisms at the Barracca Garrison Church Valletta in 1939:

8 Jan Audrey May Masterman born 20 December 1938, daughter of Evelyn and L/Cpl Lewis Frederick Masterman, of No 46 Camerata Quarters, Valletta.
30 Apr Paul Havers Houchin born 8 August 1932, son of Lenora Bessie and Capt Aubrey Havers Charles Trenham Prestney Houchin, of No 10 St Julian's Hill, Sliema.
On 1 March 1925, Officer Cadet A H C T P Houchin born on 23 September 1903, was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the 7th City of London Regiment from the University of London Contingent Senior Division Officer Training Corps. He became a lieutennat RASC on 31 January 1930 and captain on 7 December 1936.
30 Apr David John Houchin born 20 June 1935, son of Lenora Bessie and Capt Aubrey Havers Charles Trenham Prestney Houchin, of No 10 St Julian's Hill, Sliema.
9 July Michael George Cookson born 10 June 1939, son of Violet Marion and L/Sgt George Edward Cookson, of No 13 St Francis Ravelin, Floriana.
26 Nov Eric Henry Arthur Gibson born 22 August 1939, son of Francis Amelia and Sgt Ernest Henry Arthur Paul Gibson, of No 48 Camerata Quarters, Valletta.

1940 Royal Army Service Corps

The Royal Army Service Corps Malta 1940:

No 32 Mechanical Transport Coy.
1. Strength (30 June 1940): 5 Officers, 126 Rank and Files.
Supply Detachment
1. Strength (30 June 1940): 52 Rank and Files.

Baptisms at the Barracca Garrison Church Valletta in 1940:

10 Apr Elizabeth Ann Eliot born 22 August 1928, daughter of Katherine Agnes Eliot and Major William Ernest Leonard Eliot, of Sofia, Hookham Frere Street, Guardamangia.

1941 RASC

The Royal Army Service Corps Malta 1941:

No 32 Mechanical Transport Coy.
1. Strength (30 Sep 1941): 7 Officers, 452 Rank and Files.
No 15 Fld Ambulance.
1. Strength (30 Sep 1941): 1 officer.
No 161 Fld Ambulance.
1. Strength (30 Sep 1941): 1 officer, 50 men.
"D" Infantry Bde.
1. Strength (30 Sep 1941): 4 men.

22 Dec 1941 60582 L/Cpl Briffa RASC (Expeditionary Force Institutes (EFI)) sustained a slight splinter injury to his right ear. He was treated at the naval sick bay St George's Barracks.

1942 Royal Army Service Corps

27 June 1942 Strength: 41 Officers, 786 men.

No 32 Mechanical Transport Coy
Transport and Barrack Services
Expeditionary Force Institutes (EFI)

Baptisms at the Barracca Garrison Church Valletta in 1942:

15 Mar David Paul Gibson born 15 January 1942, son of Francis Amelia and Cpl Ernest Henry Arthur Paul Gibson of No 1 C, Strada Magazini, Floriana.

1943 Royal Army Service Corps

31 Mar 1943 Strength: 66 Officers 934 men.

Base Supply Depôt
Detail Issue Depôt – Strength: 140 men.
General Transport Depôt
1. 32 GT
2. 651 GT
Expeditionary Force Institutes (EFI)

1944 Royal Army Service Corps

31 Mar 1944 Strength: 52 Officers 747 men.

Base Supply Depôt
Detail Issue Depôt
1. 40 DID
2. 140 DID
General Transport Depôt
1. 32 GT
2. 651 GT
Expeditionary Force Institutes (EFI)

1945 Royal Army Service Corps

30 June 1945 Strength: 39 Officers 363 men.

Base Supply Depôt
Detail Issue Depôt
1. 40 DID
2. 170 DID
3. 170 DID
General Transport Depôt
1. 32 GT
2. 651 GT
3. 689 GT
Expeditionary Force Institutes (EFI)

1946 Royal Army Service Corps

1947 Royal Army Service Corps

1948 Royal Army Service Corps

Baptisms at the Barracca Garrison Church Valletta in 1948:

14 Mar June Margaret Drew born 5 February 1948, daughter of Florence May and SSgt Frederick A Drew, of Msida, Married Quarters, Sa Maison.
28 Apr Penelope Law born 26 October 1947, daughter of Joyce and Maj Thomas Frederick Brightman Law, of Lintorn Barracks, Floriana.
5 Dec Susan Marilyn East born 13 October 1948, daughter of Marie and Cpl Walter East, of No 11 Married Quarters, Notre Dame Ravelin, Floriana.

1949 Royal Army Service Corps

1949 Strength: 26 Officers and 234 men

Base Supply Depôt
Detail Issue Depôt
1. 40 DID
2. 170 DID
3. 170 DID
No 32 General Transport Coy
No 651 General Transport Coy
Expeditionary Force Institutes (EFI) – Strength: 9 Officers, 19 men.

Baptisms at the Mtarfa Families Hospital in 1949:

7 Mar Dennis William Price born 24 January 1949, son of Betty and WO Norman Price, of Married Quarters, Marsa.

1950 Royal Army Service Corps

1951 Royal Army Service Corps

1952 Royal Army Service Corps

1953 Royal Army Service Corps

Baptisms in St Oswald's Chapel Mtarfa in 1953:

9 Aug David John Eadie born 25 May 1953, son of Dora Olive Joyce and Sgt John Edward Eadie of No 198 Victoria Avenue, Hamrun.

1954 Royal Army Service Corps

1955 Royal Army Service Corps

1956 Royal Army Service Corps

In March 1956, the Barrack Services of the RASC were located at Sa Maison. The strength was 1 officer and 50 civilians.
OIC Barracks was Major (QM) G C Skinner RASC.

Owing to a reduction in the establishment, the Barrack Stores at St Andrews closed down on 31 March 1956.

The Kerosene store at Marsamxetto closed on 1 July 1956 and issues were taken over by 67 Supply Depôt RASC.

Misc and Disc items store in the basement of Montgomery House closed on 1 October 1956 and the stores were transferred to St George's Barrack Stores.

1957 Royal Army Service Corps

In March 1957, the Barrack Services of the RASC were located at Sa Maison. The strength was 1 officer and 41 civilians.
OIC Barracks was Major (QM) G C Skinner RASC.

During Op Musketeer the invasion of Egypt to capture the Suez Canal, the increased strength of the garrison placed a strain on the Barrack Store, especially with regard to laundry services for barrack linen. Two additional labourers were engaged.

1958 Royal Army Service Corps

In March 1958, the Barrack Services of the RASC were located at Sa Maison. The strength was 1 officer and 34 civilians, including 1 civilian officer, 7 clerks, 1 typist and 25 industrial employees.
OIC Barracks was Major C J Cole RASC.

A barrack office inspection was carried out by Major R E Wilkinson RASC, Barrack Inspectorate.

1959 Royal Army Service Corps

In March 1959, the Barrack Services of the RASC were located at Sa Maison. The strength was 1 officer, 1 civilian officer and 37 civilian employees.
OIC Barracks was Major C J Cole RASC.

In March 1959, the Transport Offices of the RASC were located at Sa Maison. The strength was 1 officer, 1 other ranks and 2 civilian employees.
OIC Transport was Major E Sedwick RASC.

Bibliography

TNA:WO 156/113. Register of burials September 1853 to June 1862.
TNA:WO 156/115. Register of burials in the military cemetery Rinella from January 1890 to January 1908.
TNA:WO 305/1086. Royal Army Service Corps, Barrack Services Malta April 1955 – March 1959.
TNA:WO 156/599. Baptism Register of the Barracca Church Valletta from 18 August 1916 to 6 November 1949.