Yesterday we celebrated another century for one of our
residents at Hilltop Gardens. This time it was man who turned 100, Major
Maurice Agius, possibly the last surviving World War II soldier. Maurice manned
one of the big guns defending our island, and his duty was to shoot down any
enemy in sight. He was lucky to be alive because one night, he was sleeping on a
different bed in his barracks, when an enemy bomb fell through the ceiling and
fell on the bed he usually sleeps on. The bomb bounced on the mattress and
thankfully did not explode. It could have been a much different story if it
fell on Maurice’s chest while dozing off at 4 AM!
After the war he coordinated a Nursing Organization popular in our island, the Malta Medical District Nursing Association (MMDNA.) His sister, aged 95, lives a few doors away from him. Stay tuned because over the next 2 years we have 4 more to turn 100! Right now there are over 100 people in Malta who are centenarians.
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