next to senior speedo member

[Byron]

OK - hard to confirm but could be HMCS St John's in Halifax.

Yep, he was made CF's Honorary Admiral and General last year
as a 90th birthday present (see his shoulder flash).

Speedo day 1951 - no decor on skis:
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/...90_468x329.jpg


Coronation day 1953 - more christmas tree on balcony:
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/image...ion_pa_416.jpg