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GUEST,Mackem | Lyr Req: nail your colours to the mast (13) | RE: Lyr Req: nail your colours to the mast | 07 Aug 11 |
Jack Crawford was written by Jonny Handle. It tells of a keelman who, having been press-ganged, was on HMS Venerable during the battle of Camperdown. When the colours were shot away from the mast he climbed the mast to nail them back on. He was later presented with a medal by King George III. |