Final letter from Titanic passenger describes life on doomed ship

• A letter written by Henry Price Hodges, a second-class passenger on the Titanic, is expected to fetch up to £35,000 at auction in Wiltshire.
• Dated 10 April 1912 and postmarked Queenstown, the letter was addressed to a friend and described the fine weather and good atmosphere on board the ship.
• Mr Hodges, who boarded in Southampton, detailed various passenger activities, including marching, singing, and “playing dominoes & cards in the saloons”.
• Mr Hodges died five days later when the Titanic sank on 15 April 1912, an event that claimed 1,500 lives.
• Auctioneer Andrew Aldridge emphasised the letter's historical significance, saying that it provides a unique snapshot into the life of a second-class passenger on the ill-fated liner.

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Rare Titanic letter written days before disaster provides ‘priceless snapshot’ into life onboard