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BBC: "World War 2 Uneaten Christmas Cake Mystery Solved"

Thread starter soleil
Start date Dec 24, 2013

soleil

War Hero

Dec 24, 2013

"The mystery behind an uneaten World War 2 Christmas cake has been solved 30 years after it was donated to a
museum.

Research by the Royal Navy Submarine Museum uncovered the full story of submariner Bert Hamilton Smith."

BBC News - World War 2 uneaten Christmas cake mystery solved

Submariners Christmas Cake Finally Unwrapped

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