translation: "maltese unredeemed and, as such, exempt from military service, repeatedly sought and was granted to be enlisted, despite a severe physical imperfections. as black shirt participated in the greek campaign, during which contracted an illness that should have been under way for surgical procedure, which is subtracted for not even for a few days away from the battlefield. awarded to the official appointment of the maritime militia artillery, insistently she asked to be used in a risky enterprise of war, to which he prepared in the long months of training and study, in perfect peace of mind and in full awareness of the severity of hazards. captured by the enemy, reaffirmed in front of the british court martial of malta his italian nationality and came under the lead of the firing squad shouting "long live italy in malta. the shining example of heroism, faith, sacrifice and virtue military, which is linked to the purest traditions of irredentism. malta, 1942"