Item 067 - Arthur on HMS Daring

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Identity area

Reference code

MT NAM MEM-0015AW-02-067

Title

Arthur on HMS Daring

Date(s)

  • 11/07/1959 (Creation)

Level of description

Item

Extent and medium

1 digital surrogate of photograph on paper

Context area

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Arthur Wait in shorts, aboard HMS Daring in Cyprus. The photo was taken during Arthur Wait's naval service, during tensions between Archbishop Makarios and Colonel George Grivas.

Conditions of access and use area

Language of material

  • English

Language and script notes

On the front: ME 1959
On the reverse: Me during working hours trying to stop laughing. H.M.S. Daring 11/7/59. CYPRUS. Famugusta.

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Technical Identification (original/physical copy): B&W; positive; paper print. Photographic Type: Gelatin silver print. Size and dimensions of the digital surrogate image: TIFF: 5.83 MB (6,123,084 bytes); JPEG: 1.17 MB (1,234,716 bytes); 1416 x 1440Read more

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Allied materials area

Existence and location of originals

Original found at Arthur Wait

Related units of description

Internal relationship: Related to Arthur Wait interview, ephemera and correspondence

Notes area

Note

The digital copy was created on 07/03/2018. Reproduction: scanning, Capture software: Canon 9000F Mark II

Note

Photographer: n/a; Location: Cyprus; Site: HMS Daring

Note

General Keywords: World War II, Second World War, Grandparents, Sailors, Malta (Senglea; Cottonera; Birzebbuga; Pretty Bay), The Royal Navy, Maltese sailors, British sailors, Withdrawal crisis, Languages, Retirement in Malta, De La Salle College, HMSRead more

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Dates of creation revision deletion

Date of cataloguing: 12/09/2018