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Location
At Sea - Montreal - Liverpool
Age
17 Years

22nd December 1940

We were fortunate enough this morning to have passed between the Mull of Kintyre, Scotland, and Fair Head, Ireland when a plane bombed a ship astern of us which was just entering the narrow channel between these two places. The “Sarastone” was attacked by a sub at about 3.20pm five minutes later the “Elax” was mined just outside Liverpool by no. 10 buoy.

A very heavy air raid has been in progress over Liverpool all night. One plane flew nights. Flares were dropped some distance away but they lighted up all the ships lying at anchor. Several of the bombs made the doors on board rattle. The gunfire was continuous.