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  • Margaret’s Narrative
    • How It All Began, pp 1-7
      • 1. The Recipient
      • 2. Finding the Letters
      • 3. The Diaries
      • 4. Hugh’s Letter of February 9, 1941
      • 5. A 1940 Adventure
      • 6. Returning from America
      • 7. The Passengers
    • The Submariner’s Life, pp 8-16
      • 8. Sea Trips and Family Trees
      • 9. Trials at Sea
      • 10. A Theatre of War
      • 11. Summer into Autumn
      • 12. Christmas is Coming
      • 13. America decides
      • 14. A Patrol at Last
      • 15. Beards, Teeth and Ginger Cake
      • 16. A Letter of Emotions
    • Absit Nomen, pp 17-24
      • 17. Tragedy and Change
      • 18. Censored
      • 19. A Bit of Trouble
      • 20. In Beirut
      • 21. North Africa for Both
      • 22. On the Distaff Side
      • 23. Turbulent’s 9th Patrol
      • 24. Letters Thick and Fast
    • Last Words, pp 25-31
      • 25. Last Letter of 1942
      • 26. Two January Letters
      • 27. Last Letter
      • 28. Loss
      • 29. The Crew
      • 30. Last Page
      • 31. Postscript
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    • Books for February 1943
  • Jim’s Writings
    • A Day at an English Country School in Wartime
    • Atlantic Crossing
    • A Visit to an American Home
    • Censorship, Civil Defence and Women’s Roles
    • Going to Bed
    • My Dear Mother
    • Sea Sickness
    • The Magic Carpet
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  • Hugh’s Letters
    • 1941
    • 1942
    • 1943
  • Margaret’s Narrative
    • How It All Began, pp 1-7
      • 1. The Recipient
      • 2. Finding the Letters
      • 3. The Diaries
      • 4. Hugh’s Letter of February 9, 1941
      • 5. A 1940 Adventure
      • 6. Returning from America
      • 7. The Passengers
    • The Submariner’s Life, pp 8-16
      • 8. Sea Trips and Family Trees
      • 9. Trials at Sea
      • 10. A Theatre of War
      • 11. Summer into Autumn
      • 12. Christmas is Coming
      • 13. America decides
      • 14. A Patrol at Last
      • 15. Beards, Teeth and Ginger Cake
      • 16. A Letter of Emotions
    • Absit Nomen, pp 17-24
      • 17. Tragedy and Change
      • 18. Censored
      • 19. A Bit of Trouble
      • 20. In Beirut
      • 21. North Africa for Both
      • 22. On the Distaff Side
      • 23. Turbulent’s 9th Patrol
      • 24. Letters Thick and Fast
    • Last Words, pp 25-31
      • 25. Last Letter of 1942
      • 26. Two January Letters
      • 27. Last Letter
      • 28. Loss
      • 29. The Crew
      • 30. Last Page
      • 31. Postscript
  • The Books
    • Books for February 1941
    • Books for May 1941
    • Books for August 1941
    • Books for October 1941
    • Books for February 1942
    • Books for March 1942
    • Books for June 1942
    • Books for September 1942
    • Books for October 1942
    • Books for December 1942
    • Books for February 1943
  • Jim’s Writings
    • A Day at an English Country School in Wartime
    • Atlantic Crossing
    • A Visit to an American Home
    • Censorship, Civil Defence and Women’s Roles
    • Going to Bed
    • My Dear Mother
    • Sea Sickness
    • The Magic Carpet
  • Contact me

The Submariner’s Life, pp 8-16

We know something of Hugh’s background. Now we learn about his life on board a submarine. This begins in UK waters but soon takes him to a theatre of war. The nine pages of this section cover seven of Hugh’s letters.

8. Sea Trips and Family Trees
9. Trials at Sea
10. A Theatre of War
11. Summer into Autumn
12. Christmas is Coming
13. America Decides
14. A Patrol at Last
15. Beards, Teeth and Ginger Cake
16. A Letter of Emotions

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