Naval Recruits Getting An Initiation “Ducking”, early 1960s
1962
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Kathleen Hamilton’s son Colin with naval colleagues.
Donor number: 0121-004
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I think crossing the line ceremony aboard an aircraft carrier! The seat seen at center left would be used to tip new people who were crossing the equator in to the tank after being granted permission by Neptune