Arthur (first from right) and three naval colleagues.
Arthur Wait and his wife, Stella, at their home. The photo was taken just after Arthur Wait's interview.
Arthur Wait and his brother Tony in a back yard.
Arthur Wait in his navy uniform, by his bunk bed in his quarters at HMS Raleigh. The photo was taken during Arthur Wait's naval training.
Arthur Wait by some bunk beds; Arthur on board a ship; a group photograph of Arthur with fellow seamen-in-training. The photos were taken during Royal Naval training.
Arthur Wait at his mother's house in Sliema whilst HMS Daring was in Malta.
Arthur Wait in shorts, aboard HMS Daring in Cyprus. The photo was taken during Arthur Wait's naval service, during tensions between Archbishop Makarios and Colonel George Grivas.
Arthur Wait in shorts, aboard HMS Daring in Cyprus. The photo was taken during Arthur Wait's naval service, during tensions between Archbishop Makarios and Colonel George Grivas.
Arthur Wait on HMS Ark Royal, on the guns.
Arthur Wait posing by a boat in Plymouth.
Theme: Migration - British Expatriates. Arthur Wait was born at 'Ta-Cini' hospital, Santa Venera, Malta on the 9th of July 1940. He had one younger brother, Tony, and an older sister, Gladys. His father had served on minesweepers in the Royal Navy during the Second World War and afterwards was the Master-at-Arms’ right-hand man. His mother was a housewife. Between 1956 and 1958, Arthur was an Able Seaman and gunner for the Royal Navy, he worked on a salvage and mooring ship at Portland, Dorset, UK, c. 1968-1975 and he finally worked as a rigger with the Ministry of Defense at Portchester, UK, from around 1975 until retirement. He had two daughters, Tracy and Teresa and one son, David.
Arthur Wait (front row, bottom right) and his class/fellow recruits at HMS Raleigh. The photo was taken during Royal Navy training.
Arthur Wait (seated, bottom right hand side), his twelve fellow recruits and their commanding officer at HMS Raleigh during Arthur's Royal Navy training. HMS Raleigh is the basic training facility of the Royal Navy at Torpoint, Cornwall, United Kingdom.
Arthur Wait posing by one of the machine guns on board HMS Ark Royal. The photo was taken during Arthur Wait's naval service.
This photograph was taken during Arthur's active service in the Royal Navy.
