It might seem unusual now, but sailors in the Royal Navy had a daily allowance of rum, called a ‘tot’ and equivalent to about ...

Now this is a first: a rum distilled and distributed right here on British soil ... inspired by an original Navy rum flagon, while the vibrant pattern takes its design cues from a motif invented ...

A 100-year-old Second World War veteran has recalled “getting a bit squiffy” as he turned 21 amid VE Day celebrations on a Navy ship in 1945 ... an extra tot of rum”. He said: “The ...

Veteran Tom Berry says HMS Tartar became known as the Lucky Tartar for her many narrow escapes from danger A 100-year-old World War Two naval veteran ... an extra tot of rum".

The Royal Navy’s daily ration of free rum to sailors was abolished in 1970. Abolition was never justi ed on cost grounds, unlike so many other British defence decisions. Rather, rum was no longer in ...

A historic set of medals awarded to Marsie Taylor, a British World War II heroine recognised ... Taylor, born in London, served in the Women’s Royal Naval Service and was recognised for her ...

In this second volume of his British naval history, Rodger takes the story from the time ... life during the eras of Byng and Nelson (a picture summed up by Churchill as ‘rum, sodomy and the lash’), ...