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Hi Hawkeye7, couple of queries...

• H43 in lede should be April?

  Y Corrected. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 02:59, 11 May 2018 (UTC) reply

• Later life - was the heart attack on 8th then died 10th or typo?

  Y No, an error in the sources. Accepted the ODNB date. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 02:59, 11 May 2018 (UTC) reply

• Thrasher was attacked by a Fleet Air Arm Fairey Swordfish of No. 815 Squadron - add inadvertently?

  Y I hesitate to say that. It mistook him for a U-boat. The crew apologised later. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 02:59, 11 May 2018 (UTC) reply

• Palestro - wlink to Palestro-class destroyer?

  Y I guess that is our best option. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 02:59, 11 May 2018 (UTC) reply

• he met Third Officer Helen Maureen Bradish-Ellames v He married Maureen Bradish-Ellames - was she known by her middle name ie Maureen not Helen or typo?

  Y Yes. She was known as Maureen. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 02:59, 11 May 2018 (UTC) reply

• 40,000 gross register tons v 40,000-gross-register-ton

  Y Corrected. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 02:59, 11 May 2018 (UTC) reply

• Cat People educated at Cargilfield School

  Y Done. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 02:59, 11 May 2018 (UTC) reply

• Image, damage to the casing - captioned Rorqual v version at HMS Thrasher (N37) calling it Thrasher

  Y Corrected. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 02:59, 11 May 2018 (UTC) reply

Thanks, JennyOz ( talk) 02:38, 11 May 2018 (UTC) reply

Once again,. thanks for your review. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 02:59, 11 May 2018 (UTC) reply

Fab, thanks, JennyOz ( talk) 03:33, 11 May 2018 (UTC) reply