DESTROYER CREW GOES GAY
"What this ship needs," -aid the bearded first lieutenant of the destroyer. "is brightness. "Grey and blue —blue and grey. Do we see any other colours at sea? No! "So let’s go gay and put a bit of brightness aboard." The next time the ship's postman went ashore with the mail he was carrying a bag lull of letters to girl friends and wives. Those letters .-aid that the next piece of knitting could be gay and glaring. I’ve been away with that ship—after the replies came Once out of port—away from the landlubber- who mieht not’ understand out come those orange and green pul! nvors multi-coloured jelly-bag hats, and red and yellow topped -oaboot stock - haw looked drab.' - \ .'J. McWhinnie! "Daily Herald naval correspondent),.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 76, 5 August 1941, Page 5
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