The British leave Malta
1979
31 March 1979
31/03/1979
On 31 March 1979, the last remaining detachment of British Forces marched out of Fort St Angelo to the lead ship RFA Sir Lancelot which was moored next to the Freedom Monument.
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31 March 1979
The British leave Malta
On 31 March 1979, the last remaining detachment of British Forces marched out of Fort St Angelo to the lead ship RFA Sir Lancelot which was moored next to the Freedom Monument.
The following morning, HMS London sailed out of the Grand Harbour and Rear-Admiral Nigel Cecil took his place on the bridge to salute the waving crowd. President Anton Buttigieg saluted the departing forces from Fort St Elmo.
