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September 10, 2011 7:27 pm

HI THERE,

MY FATHER HUGH DAVEY SERVED ON THE LORD AUSTIN IN THE WAR [SPARKS] I HAVE A LOVELY PAINTING OF THE VESSEL IF YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO SEND YOU A COPY VIA THE INTERNET.

THERE ARE ALSO PICS IN PQ17 CONVOY TO HELL 

REGARDS PETER DAVEY
WHITEHAVEN
LAKE DISTRICT
UK

Peter,

That would be great, the PQ pics also please, thank you for thinking of me.

Lovely area you live in, I know it well from past visits to UK.

Very best wishes.
Mac.

Hello again Mac,

I read with great interest your account of 9/11! when you were in Washington.The painting of Lord Austin is by Jim Morris who I believe was in the ship with Father and Father sent the painting to Paul Lund for his book and other details. 

best wishes
Peter
Whitehaven
UK
  [Whitehaven was the last place to be invaded by a foreign power in England [by John Paul Jones the founder of the American Navy] also George Washington s Grandmother is buried in Whitehaven so we have many
American connections ]

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