A Grandfather’s Curious Attachment to a Royal Navy Ensign and What It Stood For

A Grandfather’s Curious Attachment to a Royal Navy Ensign and What It Stood For
The Royal Navy destroyer HMS Bristol is seen near Portsmouth International Ferry Port in Portsmouth, England, on Jan. 8, 2019. The White Ensign flies at the stern. Leon Neal/Getty Images
William Brooks
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Artifacts have a way of reminding us who we are. Family relics handed from one generation to the next can acquire considerable sentimental value.
William Brooks
William Brooks
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William Brooks is a Canadian writer who contributes to The Epoch Times from Halifax, Nova Scotia. He is a senior fellow with the Frontier Centre for Public Policy.