The West Country | Archive | 2005 | October | 31


Ivor finds family link with Trafalgar

From the archive, first published Monday 31st Oct 2005.

AS Britain marked the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, a Broadway man discovered a family link to the most celebrated moment in British naval history.

James Washpear, or Westbeare, an ancestor of Ivor Pettitt, served as a Royal Marine on HMS Scipion, a vessel captured from the French on November 4, 1805.

Ivor's connection with the battle was discovered by his brother Ronald, who lives in Devon.

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