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- 30/08/2017 (Creation)
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1 born-digital audio recording (split in 2 parts)
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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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- Ingliż
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Duration of the Interview: 01:03:05 hours; Format dimensions: Size MP3: 86.6 MB, Size WAV: 636 MB
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Internal relationship: Related to Arthur Wait photographic materials, ephemera and correspondence
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The interview was recorded at Birzebbuga in Malta by Sandra Blake, National Archives of Malta
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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
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Date of cataloguing: 04/05/2018