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Emanuel (Manny) Cacchia from Malta is in front row (right) next to myself then Roy Whistance. Dave Lock from Lichfield is standing (right) next to John (Smudger) Smith from Middlesborough. See all the sheets and blankets hung out daily in the sun to help get rid of bedbugs.
I think you will agree once you have read this letter, that football hooligans was not a British invention !
Manny was making his own way back to the UK from Malta for demob.
Surgical Wards (34)
St Luke`s Hospital
Guardiamangia Hill
Msida
Malta
Thurs., 10th Nov., 1955.
Korky & Co
You might have thought that I failed to keep my promise by not writing. But now I can tell the story of how I came to find myself in dock.
Firstly, we were late in leaving Malta as the service was temporarily suspended and then the old man changed his mind, so Yvonne (that`s the bint I was taking with me to Blighty), and myself had to set out on our own. Then last Wednesday we reached Rome exactly five days after we left Malta. On arriving there we heard that Naples were playing at Bologna at the formers, so we travelled south again to see this match and managed to buy an entrance ticket and we were in expecting to see the match. I reckon that the match wasn`t 30 mins. old when a penalty was awarded to Bologna when all of a sudden the Naples supporters charged down into the field and were followed by a barage of stones and broken bottles. On seeing this I tried to make to the doors, but something really solid fractured my left shoulder and Yvonne got hit on her spine. We were taken to a hospital there were they plastered me and I think they did the same to her. On Sunday I telegraphed my sister and told her that we were coming back because I`ve just started feeling a great pain on my shouder without mentioning what the cause was. As we arrived back, with Yvonne as a stretcher case we were brought here. But now the pain has gone and expect to leave before the weekend, Yvonne will be staying here for a bit longer, so if you write you can address it to my sister`s place, 95, Paula Square, Paula, Malta.
I think you were able to see the cause of not writing earlier, and thank goodness the RAF hasn`t heard anything so far as I know, up to now in any case.
I see that one of your wishes came through this weekend when Aberdeen lost to Clyde, and tell Dave to ask you and Smudge for the 50 ackers back because Wolves beat Dynamo. I expect 25 of it.
That`s all for now. Best regards to you, Smudge, Dave, Mayo, Queenie, Bonzo and all the rest. Tell Mayo that he still owes me 50 ackers less postage of that parcel which I haven`t recieved as yet. I haven`t even recieved the Aden parcel.
Cherio lads, Best wishes, from Manny.
p.s. I did not type this letter. One of the nurses did for me and remarked what a funny name KORKY is.
