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.

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.

In the fourth part of the interview, Vincent 'Censinu' Caruana continued by mentioning the arrival of the convoys to Malta, the arrival of Spitfire aircraft and the heavy resistance the anti-aircraft gunners had put up against the German and Italian bombers. He explained how Fascist Italy had surrendered on 8th September 1943 - the day of Our Lady of Victories - and finished by mentioning the Victory Kitchens.