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Bute’s War:

How a small Scottish island met

the demands of its country at war

By Jess Sandeman

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CONTENTS

Forward		i
Acknowledgements		ii
Photographic credits		iii
Map – key locations on and around Bute		iv
Chapter 1 – Hurried adaptations required		1
1.1	Early wartime Days
1.2	Blackout
1.3	Education
1.4	‘Dummy’ Town
1.5	Territorials
1.6	‘Athenia’
1.7	City of Benares
Chapter 2 – Rationing and related issues		10
2.1	Identity cards
2.2	Rationing
2.3	Clothing
2.4	Petrol
2.5	Points
2.6	Dig for Victory
Chapter 3 – Life on Bute during the war years		14
3.1	The first winter
3.2	Radio Broadcasts and their effect on Morale
Chapter 4 – Cyclops and the 7^th Submarine Flotilla		17
Chapter 5 – Port Bannatyne		20
5.1	The Liverpool and Glasgow Salvage Co
5.2	The Volendam and other disabled ships brought into ‘The port’
5.3	The oil taker Imperial Transport
5.4	The tanker San Demetrio
5.5	HMS Hood
Chapter 6 – The Home Guard and other volunteer groups		27
Chapter 7 – St Valery and Bute’s PoW		30
Chapter 8 – Training of Submariners and the role o the midget submarines		32
8.1	Varbel
8.2	Loch Striven
Chapter 9 – Army Training, Inchmarnock, Toward and the requisitioning of steamboats		41
Chapter 10 – Accidents in and around Bute		46
Chapter 11 – Position of non-British nationals and other restrictions		47
Chapter 12 – Entertainment for the forces		50
Chapter 13 – Bute after the war		55
13.1	1944
13.2	After D Day
13.3	V.E. Day
13.4	V.J. Day
13.5	Peace Celebrations
13.6	Disbandment of voluntary groups
13.7	Aftermath of war
Chapter 14 – Bute’s World War II Roll of Honour		62
Bibliography		64
Films of interest		64
Glossary		65
Appendix		68

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