Something unheard of happened in Mabel Kidney’s Navy barracks on May 8, 1945 – she was given rum. The Women’s Navy veteran had never had a lick of the drink in her life before VE Day 1945.

People have always associated rum with being an island drink, perfect for tropical cocktails or sipping in a flask. It seems that every pirate movie has them dancing around with a bottle, singing ...

A 100-year-old Second World War veteran has recalled getting tipsy as he turned 21 amid VE Day celebrations on a Royal Navy ship in 1945. Tom Berry, born and raised in Liverpool, was a teenager ...

A Navy veteran who is celebrating his 100 th birthday says the secret to a long life is a rum and coke. Charles Cook, known as Joe, was born on August 10, 1923, at Regent Street, Bedminster , Bristol.

Delight that funding remains to transform derelict 150-year-old Royal Navy Rum Store in Gosport. By Noni Needs. Local Democracy Reporter. Comment. Published 3rd Dec 2024, 15:52 BST.