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Arthur Wait recounted his life as a child in Birzebbuga and the hardships endured by the Maltese during the post-Second World War years. He described how he joined the navy and what life was like in the navy. He retired in Malta in 2007.

Arthur Wait described what he did when he was on leave and the relations between the British and the Maltese who worked with the navy. He mentioned the political situation in Malta in the 1960s and 1970s and the way this crisis affected those who worked for the British Forces. He returned to Malta in 2007.

Signs and decorations adorning a corner building on Strait Street, Valletta, such as 'HMS Talavera'; 'Established 1814'; 'Ralph Palmer'; 'Farsons Milk Stout'; 'Genuine English House'; 'McEwan's Pale India Ale'.

A Carnival float in Valletta, taken in February 1969, with people on a float, wearing Ponchos, a Mexican garment.

A Carnival float in Valletta, taken in February 1969, with people on a float wearing poppies as costumes.

A Carnival float in Valletta, taken in February 1969, with people on a float wearing costumes.

A Carnival float in Valletta, taken in February 1969, with people on a float wearing costumes.

Photo of HMS Shropshire at sea