Oct. 10, 1954 - ''Redjacket Trixie R.N.'' Sails In - Wearing Medals..Stray Puppy Who Saw Service In Korea.. Included in the crew of the British destroyer H.M.S. Constance which arrived at Chatham after 8 years foreign service was ''Trixie'' R.N. who was taken abroad the vessel as a mascot - a stray starving puppy in Japan two years ago. A whip round among the crew produced more than twice the Pound 26 needed to pay for her six months quarantine in Britain. Trixie's shipmates will visit her in turn for an long as service duties permit..
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Keystone Press / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
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4385 x 5605 px | 37.1 x 47.5 cm | 14.6 x 18.7 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
10 October 1954Photographer:
KEYSTONE Pictures USAMore information:
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Oct. 10, 1954 - ''Redjacket Trixie R.N.'' Sails In - Wearing Medals..Stray Puppy Who Saw Service In Korea.. Included in the crew of the British destroyer H.M.S. Constance which arrived at Chatham after 8 years foreign service was ''Trixie'' R.N. who was taken abroad the vessel as a mascot - a stray starving puppy in Japan two years ago. A whip round among the crew produced more than twice the Pound 26 needed to pay for her six months quarantine in Britain. Trixie's shipmates will visit her in turn for an long as service duties permit... Keystone Photo Shows:- Wearing her specially made red jacket with Korea and United Nations medals - Trixie R.N. seen aboard the vessel at Chatham. With her is Able Seaman Dick Glassey of Glasgow. (Credit Image: Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS)