A Royal Navy tradition for Christmas | Nostalgia

By Debz Croker

Published 26th Jul 2021, 18:14 GMT

Our theme today is the Royal Navy – not, for once, the ships, but the men (and then it was only men) who sailed in them.

A message from the editor, Mark Waldron.

Maureen Maidment sent in this photograph of her father and the youngest member of the crew, Jerry Locke from Portchester, stirring the Christmas pudding with a paddle. It was taken aboard HMS Maidstone, a submarine depot ship, in December 1954.

placeholder image — Maureen Maidment sent in this photograph of her father and the youngest member of the crew, Jerry Locke from Portchester, stirring the Christmas pudding with a paddle. It was taken aboard HMS Maidstone, a submarine depot ship, in December 1954.

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