MALAYA CUP 2018

Malaya Cup 2019

This week the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm (formerly the Naval Air Command) travel to Guernsey for the annual Charybdis and Limbourne Memorial Weekend, which this year will commemorates the 75th anniversary of the tragic sinking of HMS Charybdis and HMS Limbourne during the Second World War.

Annually, a commemoration and memorial service is held to honour the memory of Royal Naval personnel who died following the tragic incident, which resulted in 464 members of the Charibdys crew losing their lives and a further 40 crew from the Limbourne also lost at sea. Some days later the bodies of 21 Royal Navy and Royal Marines were washed up on the Guernsey coast. The German occupying forces decided to bury the bodies with full military honours at Le Foulon Cemetery, St Peter Port and Islanders took the opportunity to demonstrate their respect for the men who had died, and their loyalty to their Sovereign, by attending the funeral. Over 5,000 out of the 20,000 islanders who had remained in Guernsey during the war travelled on foot or bicycle to Le Foulon.

Survivors and their families visit Guernsey annually to participate in the Charybdis and Limbourne Memorial Weekend which includes a memorial service being held at Le Foulon Cemetery under the auspices of the Guernsey Association of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines (GARNRM).

As part of their annual visit to Guernsey, the Fleet Air Arm traditionally compete against a Guernsey FA Representative team for the Malaya Cup, and this season will again compete against the GFA U21 team, with Manager, Angus Mackay naming the following squad:

 

Charlton Gauvain 
Ben Bullock
Jordan Kelly 
Lorcan Smith 
Martin Savident
Robbie-Joe Legg
Louis Falla 
Jack Medhurst 
Brandon Le Poidevin
Colton Fletcher
Tom Vaudin 
Niall Hainsworth 
Alex Scott
Tiago Rodriguez
Jake Lowe 
Oscar Leadbeater 
Brad O’Regan 
Seb Shepard 

This year the match will be played as follows:

Saturday 28th September – Malaya Cup

Guernsey Under 21 v Fleet Air Arm @ The Track Cycling Ground. Kick-off @ 3.15pm

Entry to the match will be:

£3 – General Admission

£1 – Concession (Under 16 & Over 65)

All proceeds from entry fees will be donated to the GARNRM charity.

In addition to the Malaya Cup match, there be a friendly Super Vets match between the Guernsey Super Vets club and the Fleet Air Arm Veterans team. This match will also be played at The Track, with a 1.30pm kick-off.