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Location
At Sea - Swansea to Baytown, Houston (Texas)
Age
18 Years

7th October 1941

We left Swansea on Sunday, at 0600 o’clock, and reached M.H. by 1600 in the afternoon. The weather was pretty poor on the whole, and visibility was less than 3 miles. As we came out of Swansea Bay, we passed very close to the Mumbles and I was able to see where we walked round the cliffs on the previous Monday.

There was slight aerial activity on Sunday night.

Last night, the 6th we had a certain amount of excitement. A destroyer lying close by to us, sounded an air raid warning on its siren and soon afterwards, we heard the shore-side sirens going. Before long the sky was alight with aak aak, which was bursting over our heads. All the guns hidden in the surrounding hills seemed to suddenly leap into life! After about ½ an hour, the action moved out to sea, later coming back to us for a brief spell. On the while, it was quite interesting, if rather personal.

The conference was held during this morning and at about 1600 o’c, we weighed anchor and took up our position once again, in the convoy. Now as I write there is another warning in the Bristol Channel, this time it has come via wireless! Mike has been worrying a lot about air attack. Can’t seem to sleep. Beginning to get on my nerves. Can’t think was to say to him!