Item 01 - Reminiscences of a Maltese boy seaman in the Royal Navy

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MT NAM MEM-0015AW-03-01

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Reminiscences of a Maltese boy seaman in the Royal Navy

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  • 2017 (Creation)

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47 digital surrogate of images in a PDF file of book manuscript

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This manuscript was written by Arthur Wait and proofread and edited by Sandra Blake of the National Archives of Malta. The author dedicated this book to "all Maltese boy seamen who served in the Royal Navy aged fifteen years, and who joined HMS Ganges; some of whom are no longer with us. I salute you all".

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  • Ingliż

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    Size PDF: 1.75 MB.

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    Original found at Arthur Wait

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

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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: 15/01/2019

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