War never unites, it only breaks and in the history of the world, two such wars have come to the fore in the form of World War I and II. Their heart-wrenching consequences and even today the tales and stories that bring tears to the eyes never die. They come here and there to make a person realize that what war can take away from you?
One such incident is of the occasion of Christmas during the Second World War. When a UK submariner was sent a Christmas cake by his mother with great wishes. Unaware of everything, the mother was happy that the son must have eaten the cake, but it was not so. This cake full of love and blessings of a mother could never reach her. He remained without eating. After all, what happened that the person who ate this cake did not eat it?
"i’m one piece now"
Submariner Bert Hamilton Smith of Nottingham sent a telegram home before Christmas. In this telegram he wrote, " I’m still One Piece." In fact, this Submariner posted in World War II had done this telegram on his return home to UK. Submariner Burt might not have thought that he would be sent from here to Scotland to fight. Bert Hamilton joined the crew of the submarine HMS-33 (HMS P33) in 1941.
This submarine was attacked at depth for several hours. After this it was lost in the sea. The story of an uneaten Christmas cake in World War II was revealed 30 years after the submarine was sunk by an enemy attack. Actually this cake was revealed after it was donated to a museum. Research by the Royal Navy Submarine Museum reveals the full story of Bert Hamilton Smith.
The Christmas cake was bought in 1939
Submariner Bert Hamilton Smith never returned home to eat his Christmas cake treat. His family in the year 1939 Bought this cake for his Christmas holiday with great expectations. Burt was part of the crew of the submarine HMS-33. She was lost at sea in 1941 after a depth charge attack. According to the Royal Navy Museum, this story is a painful reminder of the times of loneliness felt at Christmas by those serving in the Royal Navy.
Sister kept writing letters…
In August 1941 the submarine was sent to intercept an enemy convoy off the Libyan coast, but was sunk after several hours of reported depth charge attacks. The body of Submariner Bert Hamilton Smith was never found. After this he was declared lost at sea. This whole story of Submariner Burt and his uneaten cake can still be seen in the Area Of Remembrance section of the museum.
It is written on the cake…
The description of the cake in the museum includes a Christmas cake baked by a mother to celebrate the return of one of Burbage’s HMS P33. The cake is circular in shape and has a tartan band around it. It has almonds on top and a silver tag that reads There are also pieces of fake holly with ‘Merry Christmas’ written on it.
Holly is an evergreen shrub whose leaves are thorny. The cake is wrapped in plastic. The cake is placed inside an oval shaped tin which is painted dark blue. Radiance Limited in Side, Doncaster, England Manufactured ‘Radiance Creme de Menthe Toffee’. The name of the manufacturer is also written on the lid of the tin.
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