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I've put this article together as best I can with the sources I've been able to track down, but I'm missing a few things. Would anyone out there have any reliable info/sources on any of the following:
1. Lofty's Date of Birth. I've tracked down a Register of births entry for a "Donald Large" in Witney, Oxfordshire for October, November & December 1930, but that's a) Not specific enough, b) Isn't conclusively Lofty anyway, and C) Constitutes original research.
2. Medals awarded. The MID I've got covered, but, as far as I can tell (and I have no military background or specialist knowledge whatsoever, so could be completely off the mark on this) he should also have been awarded a Korea Medal, a General Service Medal (1918) with an Arabian Peninsula clasp, and a General Service Medal (1962) with a Borneo clasp and a South Arabia clasp. Presumably various others as well? Long service awards? Sundry others? Unfortunately I have no reliable sources to back any of this up.
3. A freely licensed or other usable photo of some sort. I've found some photos on the internet (
[1]) but I've no idea about copyright holders. Another possible one at the
Imperial War Museum archive which
I think may show Lofty standing on the right of the group. Height and face look about right. Far from certain though.
4. Any more info on his early life: parent's names and professions, where he went to school, how he did at school, influences, any other jobs before joining the Army. Anything of that ilk really. I think this is probably the major weakness of the article as it stands, as there really isn't much detail.
Arthur Holland ( talk) 13:15, 31 May 2010 (UTC)
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Reviewer: Sturmvogel 66 ( talk) 05:05, 1 March 2011 (UTC)
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Nicely done!-- Sturmvogel 66 ( talk) 21:28, 1 March 2011 (UTC)
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June 3, 2010. The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that
Lofty Large once floored a donkey with a single punch while fighting rebels in
Oman? | |||||||||||||
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I've put this article together as best I can with the sources I've been able to track down, but I'm missing a few things. Would anyone out there have any reliable info/sources on any of the following:
1. Lofty's Date of Birth. I've tracked down a Register of births entry for a "Donald Large" in Witney, Oxfordshire for October, November & December 1930, but that's a) Not specific enough, b) Isn't conclusively Lofty anyway, and C) Constitutes original research.
2. Medals awarded. The MID I've got covered, but, as far as I can tell (and I have no military background or specialist knowledge whatsoever, so could be completely off the mark on this) he should also have been awarded a Korea Medal, a General Service Medal (1918) with an Arabian Peninsula clasp, and a General Service Medal (1962) with a Borneo clasp and a South Arabia clasp. Presumably various others as well? Long service awards? Sundry others? Unfortunately I have no reliable sources to back any of this up.
3. A freely licensed or other usable photo of some sort. I've found some photos on the internet (
[1]) but I've no idea about copyright holders. Another possible one at the
Imperial War Museum archive which
I think may show Lofty standing on the right of the group. Height and face look about right. Far from certain though.
4. Any more info on his early life: parent's names and professions, where he went to school, how he did at school, influences, any other jobs before joining the Army. Anything of that ilk really. I think this is probably the major weakness of the article as it stands, as there really isn't much detail.
Arthur Holland ( talk) 13:15, 31 May 2010 (UTC)
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Reviewing |
Reviewer: Sturmvogel 66 ( talk) 05:05, 1 March 2011 (UTC)
GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria
Nicely done!-- Sturmvogel 66 ( talk) 21:28, 1 March 2011 (UTC)