The family Hugh M Jackson was born into was, in some way, a family of two halves. Two boys were born in the years just before WW2 started, but in that same period, there had been some miscarriages where each of those were female. When the war ended and the family reunited, the second part of the family was born. At last they had the gift of a daughter, but that only became possible because she had been protected in the womb by her twin brother, who was Hugh M Jackson, the youngest of the family. The girl was absolutely adored by the parents, who showed no love for Hugh who came into the world with health issues. Throughout his childhood life he felt no love from any other family member and only knew mistreatment and abuse. He learned to become quietly strong enough to be able to bear pain and sorrow within, in order to show no weakness. None of his family could see him crying or being in pain as a result. He kept himself to himself and had no dialogue with any of them, unless it was an absolute necessity. This was the rock upon which his character was formed for the rest of his life. A man of honour and honesty, kindness, love and empathy.