Unità archivistica 01 - Arthur Wait_1_30.08.2017

1 born-digital audio recording (split in 2 parts)

Dates covered: 1940-1980. Arthur Wait was born in 1940. He came from a long standing naval family. He described life as a child in Birzebbuga and the hardships endured by the Maltese in the post-Second World War years. He recounted how he joined the navy and his life as a Maltese man in the British navy. He also mentioned the closing of the military base in Malta and how it affected those people who worked with the British Forces.

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Duration of the Interview: 01:03:05 hours; Format dimensions: Size MP3: 86.6 MB, Size WAV: 636 MB

Internal relationship: Related to Arthur Wait photographic materials, ephemera and correspondence

The interview was recorded at Birzebbuga in Malta by Sandra Blake, National Archives of Malta

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, HMS Ausonia, HMS Belfast, Strait Street, Dom Mintoff, Lord Carrington

Date of cataloguing: 04/05/2018