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Apr. 17 Boy on the button - 143-feet high: He's standing on top of the world - at least that's how it seems to watchers on the ground. Junior Seaman Gwin Charlton, age 15, of Ipswich, stood without support yesterday on the 8-inch button at the top of the 143-feet-high mast at H.M.S. Ganges, the Royal Navy's training establishments at Ipswich. It was the annual mast manning ceremony, the boy sailers big shows day. Gwin was chosen from 2, 000 other trainees for the coveted position of button boy'. He was afterwards presented with the Queen's Crown, a five-shilling piece which is traditionally awarded to the button boy'. Photo shows Junior Seaman Gwin Charlton button boy stands at the salute on top of the 143-feet high mast during the ceremony at Ipswich yesterday

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