244584 LSBA. John McLeod Dodds Royal Navy HMS Nelson from:Glenmarlin Cottage, Fauldhouse, West Lothian My father John Dodds never spoke much about his war service. There is one story, verified in the book "Battleship Nelson" about the crew getting shore leave from Gibraltar. My father, like many of the crew bought bananas to take home. Since he bought ripe bananas by the time he got home they had gone black. Only one was still edible. When he peeled it he found it contained 2 small bananas so my brother and sister were able to get one each. The banana was such a novelty that my brother nailed the banana skin to the wall of the garden shed (It was actually a wash house) and all his school pals came round to look at it.
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