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I am trying to complete a series of short articles the Master Gunner, St James's Park. I am researching James Deal. He is not in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. All I can find on him is the following: London Gazette. Do you know of any other material on him? Dormskirk ( talk) 10:50, 1 January 2010 (UTC)
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Before I start my request, thanks for your work on Vernon Hill (cricketer), I'd had what I thought was a decent dig around, but as usual, you came up trumps! I've done a little on John Trask, and he seems to have served the army pretty well until his death. I know this is a bit before the usual period you do on cricketers, but is there any chance you could dig up some more on him? Kind regards, Harrias ( talk) 17:46, 6 January 2010 (UTC)
Hi David - thanks so much for the DSO info from the NA that you added to Toby Carter's page. I hadn't realised his 'peculiar empire' was quite so large, at 6,000 square miles. I'm working on another Z Special Unit major here but am uncertain where to find London Gazette info about his DSO and Presidential Freedom Medal (I've tried googling both). Any ideas? Thanks again for your help Cheers Rebecca Jasper33 ( talk) 07:44, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
I've launched F. G. L. Chester into mainspace - I found a few more references to him which I think establish his notability. Cheers Rebecca Jasper33 ( talk) 19:55, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
Many thanks for the re-naming. In fact, Stewart is just a middle name; I have accordingly put it in brackets at the beginning of the article. Is that appropriate? 45ossington ( talk) 11:05, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
Well thank you again - this time, for getting Sir Thomas up to scratch from a standing start in no time at all. Taking his father, uncle and brothers into account, they are clearly a remarkable tribe. 45ossington ( talk) 17:39, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
I have incorporated the information from both the Times obit and the service records. When you have a chance, could you look at it and see what you think?
It would be nice to be able to get this to GA status, what do you think? How much work do you think it would need before it could be put up as a candidate?
I hope you had a good holiday season. Regards, -- PhantomSteve/ talk| contribs\ 10:23, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
Hi David. I have come here with a thanks and a bit of a request. ;-) I would just like to say thanks for your helpful additions to, and assistance with, Richard Minifie. I have a bit of a request regarding other Australian ace, Cedric Howell, though. While expanding the article I found a few fleeting statements advocating he had been Mentioned in Despatches for his service in the First World War, but I could not find anything substantive on this, even searching through the London Gazette. The sources stating he had been MiD were obiturary-like and may be a little iffy, but I am more inclinded to believe he may have been MiD given the he was awarded the DSO. Also, one of the orbituray-like sources states he was awarded an Italian decoration, which is plausable give he primarily served his flying career over the Italian Front, but this is the only source that mentions it so I doubt he was. Anyway, what I am getting at is I was wondering if you would be able to have a search through the UK's National Archives, or maybe the London Gazette, and see if anything can be dug up? If you are too busy or do not wish to, than that is fine. :) Thanks, mate. Cheers, Abraham, B.S. ( talk) 01:56, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
Hi David. Sorry to be such a pain, but I have another request. I am currently working on a biography of ace Geoffrey Forrest Hughes in my sandbox here. He enslited in the Royal Flying Corps and served two tours over the Western Front during the First World War, the first being with No. 10 Squadron in 1916 and the latter with No. 62 Squadron in 1918 with which he achieved his eleven victories. However, the details are a little light in regards to his actions and service, and I am having a little trouble with the London Gazette trying to locate applicable entries on the man due to his relatively common name! His Australian Dictionary of Biography entry claims he was twice Mentioned in Despatches, but, as aforementioned, I am unable to confirm this through the Gazette. Also, he was awarded the Air Force Cross in 1919, which I presume was for his actions as a flight instructor, but I do not have this confirmed and the Gazette announcement only has a general announcement on the award. In essence, I was wondering if you would be able to have a little bit of a dig around and see if you can find any information in the UK National Archives? As ever, If you are too busy, are unable to do so or would rather not, than please to do feel obligated and just say so. :) Cheers, Abraham, B.S. ( talk) 12:57, 25 January 2010 (UTC)
Hi David. I saw that you added some info from British sources to the article Johannes S. Andersen. Do you have any more info other than that which you added? I'm presently working on improving said article. Manxruler ( talk) 07:24, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
Hi David, Do you remember giving me some feedback on Mandell Creighton a few months ago. Well, the article has pretty much been just sitting since I finished it not long after your input. user:Fifelfoo was going to do a peer review (see the article's talk page), but, perhaps, he has been busy with other commitments.
I was wondering if you'd like to do a peer review of the article. Your expertise on the Anglican church will be especially helpful. I am traveling until Feb 5, but I'll try to get back to any questions you might have ASAP. Looking forward to your reply. Regards, Fowler&fowler «Talk» 21:38, 18 January 2010 (UTC)
Good stuff! (Well done.) Do you want to (i.e. code for: "will you please") put a short polite note on User talk:Stevejwilson explaining to the poor guy what's going on? (Thanks in advance.) Cheers, Pdfpdf ( talk) 16:06, 20 January 2010 (UTC)
Dear Dave, the Official History has the 20th Deccan Horse and the 7th Drgn Gds in the operation (half way down page 66). Keith-264 ( talk) 23:12, 20 January 2010 (UTC)
The article you have drafted at User:David Underdown/David Campbell (British Army officer) looks pretty comprehensive to me: I should retain the infobox including photo that I have assembled but otherwise just use your text in its entirity Dormskirk ( talk) 23:26, 20 January 2010 (UTC)
On John Cooper, we have " John Cooper (actor) (1793–1870), English actor", who was also owner/manager/whatever of the Theatre Royal, Bath (according to:
Not being British, I don't have access. Could you please look it up and see what it says about Cooper?
Thanks in advance,
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That would be great! Thanks!!
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(Email sent.)
BTW: An IP added a bio to a stub I created, and I haven't been able to source the bio. I would guess that it, too, has come from ODNB. If so, could I bother you to add the reference to John Wilton (British diplomat)? (If it isn't from ODNB, don't bother.) Cheers, Pdfpdf ( talk) 10:21, 22 January 2010 (UTC)
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By the way, what does 9th QRL mean? I'm curious Minima c94 ( talk) 20:23, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
A lifetime working in London's publishing houses and I've never heard that one before ("British English tends not to use full stops after initials etc" – it seems particularly odd that you should maintain this, having started an article entitled F. G. L. Chester!). In the book world we place a period after letters if the abbreviation fails to end with the final letter of that which is being abbreviated. Hence we put a period after Rev. but not after Revd ... Unless the Hon. E. E. Villiers was actually an Hon (not an Honourable), and unless her two names were E and E (rather than Elizabeth, Emily or what-have-you), we would always style her the Hon. E. E. Villiers. If going with your style I would suggest it might be better to close up the Es so she is EE Villiers (I've done this in the piece). Even then, she should certainly be the Hon. (with, if you'll excuse the expression, a period). I consulted Abbreviation#Periods_.28full_stops.29_and_spaces and it seems to be fairly accurate, except that it uses newspapers in its examples (FT etc.). When I have time I'll expand it to cover other forms of publishing. I have the feeling that an encyclopedia should be using books rather that newspapers as its stylistic inspiration, would you not agree? Kind regards, Ericoides ( talk) 13:44, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for the great job expanding and fixing my incorrect choice of title when I first moved this one. You may be aware that I have nominated it for DYK. I thought the first version was an excellent start by a new editor, User:Carrera57. – ukexpat ( talk) 17:28, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
Your efforts in developing the articles I have lobbed in your direction via DYK are much appreciated. Seeing your interest in WWI horses, is there mileage in an article on Sir Frederick Benson? Regards Motmit ( talk) 20:44, 4 February 2010 (UTC)
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Since this form was recently removed from some articles can we have some consensus over whether this style is appropriate or not before a mass reworking of styles is undertaken? (as I now see User:Cyan22 has been doing to Admirals of the Fleet). If you agree that this may be problematic under MOSBIO but 'that in practice this form is used on most military articles' (there are very many that don't) perhaps the articles that use it are the articles that need changing? I'd say this needs bringing up for discussion at MILHIST before this style is adopted. Benea ( talk) 11:28, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
David, what do you mean by "invested"? It seems to me that "infested" is far more appropriate in this context (or is it POV?) ;-) Mvdleeuw ( talk) 13:13, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
To enclose or hem in with a hostile force, so as to cut off approach or escape; to lay siege to; to besiege, beleaguer; to attack.
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Ok, thanks. I seem to be a bit biased on the French ;-) Mvdleeuw ( talk) 19:28, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
You are right. I just returned to the WP to revert my entries. You were faster. -- DL5MDA ( talk) 22:23, 11 February 2010 (UTC)
A review to see if Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom meets Wikipedia:Good article criteria has started, and has been put on hold. Suggestions for improvement are at Talk:Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom/GA2, and are mainly to do with coverage and neutrality, and building the lead section. Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom is one of our most high profile and popular articles, attracting an average of over 11,000 readers every day. You have made more than 50 edits to the article, and so you might be interested in helping to make the improvements needed to get it listed as a Good Article. SilkTork * YES! 12:55, 16 February 2010 (UTC)
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Hey, haven't seen your head poking around my articles for a while; I must be writing the wrong ones!! Got an article which might interest you, I haven't done too much with it at the moment, I'm quite busy, but I thought it might interest you. Coote Hedley. From what I can tell, he was the head of MI4 for a time, and his KBE, CB and CMG, not to mention rank of Colonel and later knighthood tell me either his Dad was very important, or he had a decent military career! Hopefully I'll get some time to add more cricket detail, and what military stuff I can find, but if you could have a dig around, that'd be brilliant. Regards, Harrias ( talk) 21:32, 26 February 2010 (UTC)
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Thanks for additional info about Marcinkus. Do you think the article is close to the Good Article? M.K. ( talk) 12:16, 4 March 2010 (UTC)
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I appreciate the fact that both pages are referenced in the citation - the only problem is, if the reader clicks on the London Gazette link in the article it will only download the first page in which Tony Hart is not at all mentioned - this is somewhat conterintuitive. I did consider removing the link to the first page altogether... but that would have broken it in a different way. 91.106.170.10 ( talk) 08:12, 9 March 2010 (UTC)
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Hey David. I'm working on Nigel Poett, another one of my little airborne projects on the side. Although I'm more fortunate this time in having Poett's autobiography to flesh out his biography, it's so tedious that every few pages I actively think of beating myself to death with it. I have one obituary from the Telegraph that ParaData have online, but would you be able to see if the Times ever ran an obituary for him? It would have been in 1991, although I'm unsure of the actual date, as none of the sources actually state it. Many thanks for whatever you can do, Skinny87 ( talk) 10:32, 14 March 2010 (UTC)
Hi, I am told you are the person to approach relating to issues with finding citations in the London Gazette and I was wondering if you might be able to help me. I am trying to track down the announcement of the knighthoods awarded to Henry Trollope and William George Fairfax. Both were naval officers who were knighted at some point in the aftermath of the Battle of Camperdown (at some stage between 16 October - 19 December 1797). My sources describe them as being made Knights Banneret, but that honour had not been bestowed for more than a century before this date and it is much more likely that they were made Knights Bachelor and I was hoping to find citations to prove it, but I can't. Are you able to help? If not then don't worry too much about it, but it would be a nice addition to what is proving an extremely complicated article. Regards-- Jackyd101 ( talk) 00:58, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
Your recent revision has slightly improved what I still regard as an unnecessarily prominent point. If it needs saying at all, surely it belongs in a small footnote somewhere, not in the first few words of the article - especially as the phonetic alphabet is familiar to only a few potential readers. This has irritated me for some time, but I hesitated to edit the article and have merely added a note on the relevant discussion page. You might wish to be a bit more drastic? Best wishes. John Hamilton ( talk) 13:56, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
Hi David, hope all is well. I know you have been interested in Royal Navy biographies and I have just created Wilfred Custance, with the information available to me in the digital records in Oz. I will try London Gazette asap. FYI, I have also updated Australia Station with Commanding Officers and also created the list of ships assigned to the Australia Station. Regards Newm30 ( talk) 11:11, 16 March 2010 (UTC)
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David, I've removed the redirect from this article and expanded (if that's the right term for three lines) into its own stub. I've only done it because WildBot is picking up the redirect depot#military as a disambig that needs to be repaired despite that usage being correct. I think it's to do with depot being a disambig page where Regimental depot wasn't broken out (I've also changed that). If you disagree and want to revert feel free, like I say it's just to get round the WildBot issue. NtheP ( talk) 16:36, 21 March 2010 (UTC)
Thanks. (I was about to attempt to enlist your expertise ... !) Cheers, Pdfpdf ( talk) 12:03, 22 March 2010 (UTC)
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I read it in the Times this morning and I was intrigued then. I will have a read through my books tomorrow when I've got some free time and access to a couple more sources. Thanks, Woody ( talk) 16:55, 26 March 2010 (UTC)
Hi David – thanks for updating the bells info at Holy Trinity Church, Cuckfield and St Mary's Church, Slaugham; the sources I had were very sketchy on the subject. Hassocks 5489 (tickets please!) 21:54, 28 March 2010 (UTC)
Hi - thanks again for work on Connolly. I wonder if you could have a look at John Erskine Clarke also on DYK. I assume there are references for his Royal chaplaincy, but you might also have some input on the parish mag matter. Thanks Motmit ( talk)
Input is welcome at Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Catholic Church. SlimVirgin talk contribs 00:24, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
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Hi David.
I changed the punctuation in a quote, as I believe it to be wrong punctuation. You reverted my change, and I credit you for giving your reason. I accept that one can't change the words in a quote, but the punctuation is only one person's interpretation of what the punctuation should be. So, even if 'the source' has (IMHO) wrong punctuation, Wikipedia doesn't have to also misrepresent the punctuation.
In the quote in question, the person said two clauses. They were related, but neither was a subordinate clause. I would maintain that it's incorrect punctuation to join 2 main clauses together with a comma, although sadly one sees this often (it's an error). One can use a full stop, or sometimes a colon, semi-colon or hyphen, but not a comma.
I thought I'd mention it, but of course it's not worth getting heated about it, so I don't intend undoing your revert. Enjoy your further edits. Trafford09 ( talk) 22:49, 4 April 2010 (UTC)
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as a guru on the London Gazette i'm wondering if you can help me out with something. I'm trying to trace the gazetting of a DSO and DSC to Edward Preston Young (RNVR officer). I've located one of his two DSC's and a mention in dispatches (issues 35950 & 35743 respectively) but I'm having problems finding the other DSC and his DSO. Partly because with navy officers not having a service number there isn't that to search on. Also as a subsidiary question were temporary promotions as in RNVR to t/Sub-Lt gazetted? According to unithistories.com ( [2]) Young never held a substantive rank going from t/Sub-Lt to t/Lt to T/Acting Lt-Cdr to T/Acting Cdr. I'd have thought some public record would have existed? thanks NtheP ( talk) 16:02, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
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Hi David! I have finally gotten back to the HiWWI article, and your comments about the Battle of Cambrai. I would like to add some of the information you provided, but need page numbers for your source. Please see my proposed wording on the article talk page. Thanks! Dana boomer ( talk) 00:51, 11 April 2010 (UTC)
Hello David. Just want to say good job on the improvements to this article! Cheers -- Rosiestep ( talk) 01:58, 16 April 2010 (UTC)
I don't know about being the most active contributor on WWII merchant ships. I'm only working on the Empire ships at the moment. There's thousands of others, including all the Liberty ships, Victory ships, Park ships, Fort ships and the thousands of other ships on all sides.
Anyway, thanks for the info. I suppose it's a question of searching by each individual ship's name. Mjroots ( talk) 09:57, 16 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi. I just wanted to drop you a quick note, clarifing my edit to the Claude Choules page. I did not mean to infer that he should be referred to as "Mr. Choules" in the article. I was only trying to bring better clarity to the sentence about his marriage. It originally read, "He was married to Ethel for 80 years". I added "his wife" to that sentence. You said that it was redundant, which I cede to you, it is. However since (unlike, say Jackie Onassis), Mrs. Choules was not a noteworthy person on her own, I felt that it reads a bit better as, "Choules and his wife Ethel were married for 80 years". I did not mean to emphasise the importance of referring to Claude Choules as "Mr. Choules". All the best- Mk5384 ( talk) 05:43, 17 April 2010 (UTC)
I've taken a closer look at his records on Ancestry. In August 1915 he was transferred from 2/DWR to 1 Garrison/PWO under general order WO9/Gen 5294 - this is specifically noted in his service record. I don't know what this GO is but I'm assuming it authorised the transfer of men from one corps to another. At this time his service number changed to 22739. It appears he served out his 7 year enlistment with 1 Garr/PWO before being discharged and re-enlisting in DWR with service number 29890. Among the Ancestry documents are post-war ones between PWO and DWR making sure his records e.g. his entitlement to his 1914 Star, end up in the same place. 9378 was his original number when he joined 3/DWR. NtheP ( talk) 18:40, 18 April 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for your changes to this one. I've made a couple of (very) minor amendments; I've removed the "Originally part of the Diocese of Lincoln" from the lead as because the foundation date is unknown, it could conceivably have been founded under Edward the Confessor or in the immediate aftermath of the Conquest, when the diocese was still Dorchester; I've also dug out a precise date for Sturdy's bell.
I'm quite pleased with the way this one's turned out; given that it's not all that distinguished a building and hasn't much historical significance, there's a surprising amount to say about it. It may attain the unusual distinction of failing at GAC but passing at FAC, too; I didn't submit it straight in to FAC mainly because they tend to look askance at brand new articles, but I'm fairly confident it meets the FA criteria. – iride scent 11:09, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi David, I'm new to the wiki editing community and I have been working on the London Philharmonic Choir (LPC) page on and off for a couple of months adding to the history and general information about the choir. I'm a member of the LPC and also have been helping out with cataloguing their archive (which sparked off this interest in getting the information out there). My initial search of other choir related wiki pages returned articles that were at start or stub class. I would personally rate the LPC page at about C to borderline B class. Right now the information is up there and contain inline citations but lacks the prose and flow. My aim is to get the LPC page to at least GA status in the hopes that other choirs could use it as a template to populate their respective pages.
I have read your profile and note that you are a chorister and interested in classical music. I've also seen some of your contributions to wiki pages which have gone to GA or FA status and I was wondering if you are able to give some editorial feedback on how to improve the page. Your help will be great appreciated. Many thanks! Noel (Noelypole 08:47, 23 April 2010 (UTC)) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Noelypole ( talk • contribs)
Hi, and thanks for your additions to David Bedford. In case you didn't know, I nominated the article for DYK on April 24 (yesterday). Any further expansion and assistance with issues that may be raised by the DYK team will be apprciated. -- A Knight Who Says Ni ( talk) 15:43, 25 April 2010 (UTC)
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Technically, re: the description of the device, you're right that the link was wrong ( Fuse (explosives)). But the spelling of the HE device to which you are correctly referring ( Fuze/fuse), can still be spelt with an "S", the UK way. Dapi89 ( talk) 10:47, 6 May 2010 (UTC)
Just so you know, you were cut off mid stride in this contribution David. Ranger Steve ( talk) 20:22, 7 May 2010 (UTC)
Just to let you know I have removed the copyright tag from File:Gilbert MacKereth WO 372-13 medal card.JPG. Effectively all items prior to 1952 are now considered to be PD by the MoD, so no crown copyright tagging for unfree images is required. The same also goes for images that the Imperial War Museum may feel are theirs, as they prefer to make some money by selling them, even though many are by news media war correspondents and not military photographers. I do work, as a Military archivist in a couple of regimental museums, as well as film and photography for one currently active regiment. Richard Harvey ( talk) 16:09, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
I nominated Gilbert MacKereth for DYK, perhaps you would be interested in reviewing it: Template talk:Did you know#Gilbert MacKereth.-- Supertouch ( talk) 16:45, 11 May 2010 (UTC)
Hi David! I'm planning to take HiWWI to FAC shortly, but one of the links you have found for me (which provides what is IMO quite valuable information) has gone dead. I can't find a replacement for it, and I'm hoping that you might have better luck. The link is Lions Led by Donkeys, specifically the section on David Campbell, written by the University of Birmingham's Centre for First World War Studies. I'm hoping this report was printed in book or journal form someplace, as it seems to have disappeared from the web completely, but I haven't been able to find such a publication so far. If you have the time and interest to search for this, it would be much appreciated. If not, I guess I can just comment the information out until we find a replacement source, but I'd rather not have to! Thanks in advance, Dana boomer ( talk) 21:59, 11 May 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for the heads-up on redirects, I was, unfortunately, quite engaged in undoing redirects via popups; now I know.-- Supertouch ( talk) 22:55, 11 May 2010 (UTC)
I really think that the text you have drafted at User:David Underdown/David Campbell (British Army officer) is far fuller and better than the article as currently drafted. Do you have any objection to me deleting the current text (except for the infobox which I will retain) and importing you text in its entirety? Dormskirk ( talk) 20:25, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
A history merge wouldn't be possible, the resulting diff would look weird. The diff would look like this with David's recent edits interspersed. Histmerges are used when a page has been copied and pasted into another page and there is a clear split.
In this case, in terms of attribution, it would be fine if David simply copies the text in manually. If you wanted to maintain the history of the individual edits you can move the page as a subpage of the talkpage so Talk:David Campbell (British Army officer)/Merge and then leaving the {{ copied}} template on Talk:David Campbell (British Army officer. Woody ( talk) 16:07, 16 May 2010 (UTC)
Thanks, David, for adding all that info from the Gazette! Cheers -- Rosiestep ( talk) 15:10, 16 May 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for the tip. BrokenSphere Msg me 16:04, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
According to the list of ships lost from the convoy (linked in article), 24 is correct (count them). Mjroots ( talk) 07:42, 24 May 2010 (UTC)
Hey David, thanks for the message! I'll get a picture today hopefully, as I'm at the Redoubt now. Can I take a picture of the plaque to upload as well, or would that be a copyright problem of somekind (I recall various discussions on 3D images being photographed on FPC and so forth). Skinny87 ( talk) 09:42, 24 May 2010 (UTC)
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G'day David, useful advice on the National Archives vs LG. I am currently trawling for factual references with regard to the British honours and awards system, primarily for the Military awards and decorations of the United Kingdom page. Whilst the LG has been a very useful source, there are some notable gaps - eg I haven't been able to find an entry (Royal Warrant, Statutes, etc) for the establishment of the Order of Merit. I don't suppose you've seen any evidence that the Burma Gazette has been scanned and made available on line yet? I have recently been trying to get to the bottom of the discrepancy between Peter Duckers' claim of 24 appointments to the Order of Burma (in British Orders and Decorations) vs 33 on Christopher Buyers' website. I emailed Christopher and discovered that he had physically checked all of the Burma Gazettes (held in the British Library, St Pancras) to come up with his figure. Most of them hadn't even been removed from their original wrapping when he went there! So I am going with his figure - even if he has missed something, his figure will still be more accurate than Duckers'. Cheers, AusTerrapin ( talk) 14:43, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
Hello again. Iridescent has suggested that you're the person to ask for comments on some articles I've written recently. There are 73 listed churches on Anglesey, an area with which I have a certain residential connection (in fact, I live about 100 yards from one of them!) and my self-inflicted project is to write an article about each one, and get some at least to GA standard. I've got the weblinks for the listed buildings information, and a few relevant books including the Pevsner equivalent for the area. If and when you have a moment, would you mind taking a look and let me know how I could improve them? St Pabo's Church, Llanbabo and St Peulan's Church, Llanbeulan for example; the others you'll see through "See also"s etc. Many thanks, Bencherlite Talk 20:02, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
Hi David, thanks for assistance in checking the article Manor of Rivington would you be able to help in adjusting the citations that use the national archive, Lancashire Records Office, I am not sure how to create the link correctly in wikipedia except as I have done. Again many thanks. -- PL.-Snr ( talk) 17:37, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
Hi David, thanks so much for helping me editing the composer's article. I've expanded it a little since: do you think you might be able to take a look at it? Thanks! Jay-Sebastos ( talk) 22:20, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
Hey David, I'm currently in the process of re-writing Nick Parker and I've trawled through the London Gazette, but I'm missing a promotion (there's always one!). I can't find his promotion to major. He made captain in 1980 and lt colonel in 1991, but I can't find major! Any light you could shed on it would be appreciated! Best, HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 19:21, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
None of the links are working on the Ramsay Weston Phipps page. I'm trying to use the London Gazette to look up F. Loraine Petre's record. auntieruth (talk) 01:56, 26 June 2010 (UTC)
Site seems to be back up now, it does have its flaky moments. David Underdown ( talk) 09:43, 27 June 2010 (UTC)
With all the rubbish and vandalism that goes on, it's almost "refreshing" to see somebody doing something useful! Thank you. Pdfpdf ( talk) 15:09, 29 June 2010 (UTC) (Yes, it hasn't been the best of wiki-days ... )
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Hi David, I notice at Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Logistics that you had access to the ODNB. There are a few bios that I would really like to read. Right now I'm working on a King of the Isles: Gofraid 'the Brown' ( User:Brianann MacAmhlaidh/draft) who was the son of Ragnall mac Gofraid, and nephew of Amlaíb 'the Black' mac Gofraid. They all descended from Gofraid Méránach. Ragnall [4], Amlaíb [5], and Gofraid Méránach [6], all have articles in the ODNB. I can't find one for Gofraid 'the Brown'. If you could, could you please email these three bios? I'd like to move on into Amlaíb's article next, and I'd love to read these bios. There was sort of a family feud between Ragnall and Amlaíb, and it carried on to Ragnall's son Gofraid, who was actually blinded and castrated! Later, Gofraid shared the kingdom for a short time with Amlaíb.-- Brianann MacAmhlaidh ( talk) 09:14, 20 July 2010 (UTC)
Caution... most of those arguing in favor of allowing citations to databases on List of Masonic buildings are doing so because they are members of Wikipedia:WikiProject National Register of Historic Places... if their database is deemed unreliable they will have to change hundreds of citations, so they have a vested interest in arguing in favor of allowing it. However, their arguments may not accurately reflect Wikipedia policy. There are others who are very familiar with our WP:RS and WP:V policy who have a very different take on the issue. (I am personally undecided, tending to support which ever side of the debate I last talked to... but for a very persuasive editor on the "not allowed" side, talk to User:Jayjg). Please... get second and third opinions on your issue. Talk to those who have no axe to grind and who really know policy. Don't rely on the advice of those who are in the middle of a conflict.... from either side. Blueboar ( talk) 21:20, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
Hi David I have a problem with a link to the London Gazette on the British Commando article its ref 82 Gazette issue no 37134. If you clink on the link it directs to the correct page etc. However using the A Class link checker tool here Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Assessment/British Commandos it comes up as a red dead link. Any idea how to solve the problem ? -- Jim Sweeney ( talk) 11:47, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
David, thanks for the London Gazette additions to Battle of Sungei Koemba, they are really good. Point taken about the Gurkhas! Cheers Anotherclown ( talk) 13:29, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
Hi David! Thanks for adding all that info from the London Gazette. I need to remember to look there. :) -- Rosiestep ( talk) 14:21, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
It's a pretty vital source for anyone connected to the British Armed Forces - the search can be a bit frustrating at times though. It was only because I happened to be able to get into his service record that I could track down all his Mentions. David Underdown ( talk) 14:32, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
He's dead. I have added a source. Scotchegg ( talk) 13:25, 27 July 2010 (UTC)
David, as you'll see from the article I found a lot about him from the Gazette but I can't find any date or announcement of his promotion to Maj-Gen. Do you have access to anything? thanks. NtheP ( talk) 16:17, 7 August 2010 (UTC)
I obviously did not realize there was a separate Arras Flying Service Memorial until now, but will keep it in mind in the future.
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Hi David, I just ran across an edit comment that you made to some page that you edited after I did (can't even remember what article it was, now). It just struck me that if you're saying something like "I thought we'd been through this before" then perhaps that is a signal that something needs to change?
This all has something to do with a blurb about the Victoria Cross... I honestly could care less about the text, but I do remember deleting a bunch of rather blatant peacockery. Somehow I doubt that I'll be the last person to come along and remove that sort of text (I'm assuming that it's used in many places?). You might want to try coming up with something that others won't want to outright remove. Keep in mind that none of us will be around here forever, so playing defense against something that multiple people want to change is something of a "fool's errand".
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Hi. I have been thrown in your direction. I am drafting the article St James' Church, Stretham and came across "the organ was enlarged and improved in 1907 by Mr. H. J. Lister" here. Are you able to help expand this at all? I have sent an enquiry email to The British Institute of Organ Studies. -- Senra ( talk) 13:03, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
Mr Underdown, I would appreciate it if you could give the above article a quick glance. You tend to pick up information from these turn of the century characters I tend to miss. It would be very helpful. Thanks. FruitMonkey ( talk) 23:46, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
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I note that you removed the Kt post nominal from Ashfield. I understand that, for those with just with a knighthood, the Kt should not be used, but I was under the impression that for peers who are Knights Bachelor this is acceptable, as otherwise the non-use of a "Sir" means the Knighthood would be unsignified. This is similar to the use of a post nominal "PC" to identify Right Honourable peers who are Privy Counsellors from those who are just Right Honourable by being a baron, a viscount or an earl.-- DavidCane ( talk) 21:44, 25 August 2010 (UTC)
This article is presently on a GA review, and on his [ Service record] it states he was single. Can we assume that he was never married, i.e. they would have used divorced or widowed, or does it just mean he was single on entering the force and may have been married in the past. Cheers. FruitMonkey ( talk) 20:38, 31 August 2010 (UTC)
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Have just seen your formidable series of ripostes to the anonymous "Lyttleton" devotee. Most gracefully and authoritatively done on your part, if I may say so. Bravo! - Tim riley ( talk) 14:23, 1 September 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for the touch up on the article. I'm not sure if you noticed but the article is presently going for GA status, though I'm not sure if WP Military think he's a big enough figure to attach to their project. But you may find of personal interest the video linked under External Links in which a tribes person from the Acipu tribe recounts their belief as to why Biggs was killed. FruitMonkey ( talk) 18:11, 1 September 2010 (UTC)
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Hey there, are you able to source some information for me on, Thomas (Tom & Tommy) Blackham, DFC. I believe was he was a WWII pilot and later, RAF Air Commander. Any information would help about an article I am about to write about him. Thanks, Spy007au ( talk) 08:02, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for pointing me the church bells and church organs websites. I've been able to add bell info into this article. -- Rosiestep ( talk) 02:03, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for your additions to Abe Waddington. Two queries. First, is this considered a reliable source? Second, I have (I think) got access to the same source through a different route and I'm not quite sure where the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force comes from if he was in the Bradford Pals. Also, should we not say where he served, as that seems to be mentioned. My other tiny problem is that these records give Waddington as serving in the Royal Flying Corps in 1915, when he did not join until after the Somme. How do we know it is the same chap? I'm a little worried we are into OR here! -- Sarastro1 ( talk) 18:59, 13 September 2010 (UTC)
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Thank you for your input on this (ie for being prepared to throw yourself into a fracas between two argumentative types going at it hammer and tongs); it is appreciated. It seems to be resolved now (which is as well, as I'm not around for a bit). Anyway, thanks again! Xyl 54 ( talk) 13:01, 23 September 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for the additions to Kilner. The expansion of the war section really help, I think. Just wondered, a little like with Waddington, whether the cwg ref for B Kilner is reliable: as a primary source, is it definite that the B Kilner on the card is Roy's brother? And feel free to comment at the FAC. It seems no-one else wants to! -- Sarastro1 ( talk) 20:34, 24 September 2010 (UTC)
Hi David - Do you know of a resource for Italian church bells and organs? I worked on Alba Cathedral and Amalfi Cathedral recently. -- Rosiestep ( talk) 14:57, 27 September 2010 (UTC)
Hi, the external link at the bottom of the article has some newspaper clippings (with dates) about the charges which could be used as references. DuncanHill ( talk) 10:57, 28 September 2010 (UTC)
Thanks so much for your copyedit help on the Red Cross parcel article!! - Ecjmartin ( talk) 11:37, 28 September 2010 (UTC)
For questions about Claude Choules' combat status, please see the recent conversation at Talk:List of surviving veterans of World War I, where Choules' status as a combat veteran is agreed upon, and added to the main article, with a citation. Thank you! 2tuntony ( talk) 09:03, 29 September 2010 (UTC)
How simple and elegant! (Why didn't I think of that?) Ok, I admit it - I'm impressed. Well done. Cheers, Pdfpdf ( talk) 15:46, 29 September 2010 (UTC)
However, none of the above alters the fundamental problem that turning a blue link into a red link does not "fix" anything ... Pdfpdf ( talk) 16:15, 29 September 2010 (UTC)
Any idea who this well-decorated person is? Photo is from Harvard Art Museum, who says he's General Giroflore (but there's no google hits for this name). Per Woody, the medals he's wearing include commandeur of the Légion d'honneur (the front medal around his neck), the Crimea Medal (British medal with clasps second from the right of image), the British Order of the Bath (large rectangular ribbon second from left on ribbon bar). It all suggests he was prominent in the Second French Empire, Scewing ( talk) 01:22, 11 October 2010 (UTC)
David, is there any particular format to use when citing NA references? See for example Steam yacht. NtheP ( talk) 16:22, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
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Hi, It's been suggested that might might be kind enough to take a look at List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in South West England which I put up yesterday & has been suggested as a possible future candidate for FLC.— Rod talk 09:41, 24 October 2010 (UTC)
Hi David. As a major contributor to the Petrborough article you may be interested in the current discussion about it.-- Kudpung ( talk) 07:20, 25 October 2010 (UTC)
The featured article candidacy for Ronald Skirth is now open. Comments from reviewers are needed to help determine whether the article meets the criteria for featured articles; all editors are invited to participate, and any input there would be appreciated! Thanks! Dwab3 ( talk) 15:29, 2 November 2010 (UTC)
Hey David. When you have a minute, can you see if you can track this bloke down? I've trawled the London Gazette but haven't found anything (there seems to be an RAF officer with a very similar name which makes it awkward). I would guess that his commission was in the 60s given his rank, but that's just a guess. His article is an unsourced BLP at the minute and the community has got it into its collective head that these need to be eliminated, so any help you could offer would be appreciated. Best, HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 14:29, 6 November 2010 (UTC)
I thought its time to say thanks to all the editors who have assisted me in the articles I have been working on; so I took a look at toolserver.org and it shows that you have done 23,690 edits. I think you not only deserve, but are entitled to the below award in accordance with the award criteria. I know that one is supposed to award this medal to yourself, but we never do, so I am doing it on behalf of you! Thanks for all your help. Farawayman ( talk) 14:21, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
Hi David, could you take a quick butchers at Tom Pearson (rugby player). I have a book whuch lists him as Thomas William Pearson CB, DSO, TD, DL. So as well as the DSO and the Order of the Bath there are other (minor?) honours to his name too, but I can't find them and I have no other mention of his military history. Can I actually add these titles to his article or is it an error. Thanks in advance. FruitMonkey ( talk) 19:44, 21 November 2010 (UTC)
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As one of the significant contributors to the article I wonder if I you might be free, and inclined, to look at the peer review I have proposed it for, following a major batch of revisions to the article. Most grateful if you can, but will quite understand if not. Best wishes. Tim riley ( talk) 18:16, 23 November 2010 (UTC)
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Hey, David Underdown, long time enough. Today i want you to voice comment. Do you think we need a discipline section, example in 2010 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, which i believe doesn't affect the outcome of the match results? Secondly, i need to rebuild goal template, do you think the current one (as the link) better or this:
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Peterborough is a cathedral city and unitary authority area in the East of England, with an estimated population of circa . Situated 75 miles (121 km) north of London, the city stands athwart the River Nene. The local topography is flat and low-lying, and in some places lies below sea level. The area known as the Fens falls to the east of Peterborough. Human settlement in the area dates back to before the Bronze Age, as can be seen at the Flag Fen archaeological site to the east of the current city centre. This site also shows evidence of Roman occupation. The Anglo-Saxon period saw the establishment of a monastery, then known as Medeshamstede, which later became Peterborough Cathedral (pictured). The population grew rapidly following the arrival of the railways in the nineteenth century (the city is an important stop on the East Coast Main Line railway) and Peterborough became an industrial centre, particularly noted for its brick manufacture. Following the Second World War, growth was limited until designation as a New Town in the 1960s. In common with much of the United Kingdom, industrial employment has fallen, with new jobs tending to be in financial services and distribution. ( more...)
It's been a while since I've seen you working your magic, but I know you can do it! In seriousness though, I'm having trouble finding much information on this chaps military career, and yet from what I can find, it appears he was a Colonel: he must have done something right! Any chance of you having a look around to see if you can find anything? Harrias talk 21:21, 16 April 2011 (UTC)
Hi there, I just finished writing an article about Keith Thiele and was wondering if you would not mind having a look over it for typos etc. Thanks, Spy007au ( talk) 05:18, 26 April 2011 (UTC)
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Hi David. I've uploaded a couple of files to Commons of the cathedral in its ruined state, pre-1736, the nave and West Front. No idea who the artist is; the prints were found in a Victorian scrapbook belonging to Jonathan Raban's father Peter. Hope they're of some interest to you. Ning-ning ( talk) 23:51, 19 November 2011 (UTC)
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You don't seem to be around too much at the moment, but I wondered whether (if you do poke your head around the door) you might be willing to have a look at Harry Lee (cricketer) and the corresponding A-class review? Your work on many of the articles I've written has been sterling, and any help you might be able to offer would be greatly appreciated. Regards, Harrias talk 12:57, 9 January 2012 (UTC)
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I don't know if you've decided yet whether or not you'll be able to attend the World War I editathon , but I do hope you can make it - it'd be great to meet you!
Just to let you know we've finalised the list of academics who'll be attending the editathon next month, along with their areas of specialisation. If any of these are topics you'd be particularly interested in collaborating on, or you want to suggest articles in those fields that need work, please do make a note on the page - it'd be great if we could have some suggested topics ready in advance.
Any questions, do let me know... Andrew Gray ( talk) 14:14, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
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Greetings David, I noticed that you'd been involved in writing the Battle of Messines (1917) page a while ago. It's been extensively revised with a wider range of sources, so I wonder if you'd like to cast your eye over it and see what you think. regards, Keith. Keith-264 ( talk) 10:44, 1 December 2012 (UTC)
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I am trying to complete a series of short articles the Master Gunner, St James's Park. I am researching James Deal. He is not in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. All I can find on him is the following: London Gazette. Do you know of any other material on him? Dormskirk ( talk) 10:50, 1 January 2010 (UTC)
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Before I start my request, thanks for your work on Vernon Hill (cricketer), I'd had what I thought was a decent dig around, but as usual, you came up trumps! I've done a little on John Trask, and he seems to have served the army pretty well until his death. I know this is a bit before the usual period you do on cricketers, but is there any chance you could dig up some more on him? Kind regards, Harrias ( talk) 17:46, 6 January 2010 (UTC)
Hi David - thanks so much for the DSO info from the NA that you added to Toby Carter's page. I hadn't realised his 'peculiar empire' was quite so large, at 6,000 square miles. I'm working on another Z Special Unit major here but am uncertain where to find London Gazette info about his DSO and Presidential Freedom Medal (I've tried googling both). Any ideas? Thanks again for your help Cheers Rebecca Jasper33 ( talk) 07:44, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
I've launched F. G. L. Chester into mainspace - I found a few more references to him which I think establish his notability. Cheers Rebecca Jasper33 ( talk) 19:55, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
Many thanks for the re-naming. In fact, Stewart is just a middle name; I have accordingly put it in brackets at the beginning of the article. Is that appropriate? 45ossington ( talk) 11:05, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
Well thank you again - this time, for getting Sir Thomas up to scratch from a standing start in no time at all. Taking his father, uncle and brothers into account, they are clearly a remarkable tribe. 45ossington ( talk) 17:39, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
I have incorporated the information from both the Times obit and the service records. When you have a chance, could you look at it and see what you think?
It would be nice to be able to get this to GA status, what do you think? How much work do you think it would need before it could be put up as a candidate?
I hope you had a good holiday season. Regards, -- PhantomSteve/ talk| contribs\ 10:23, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
Hi David. I have come here with a thanks and a bit of a request. ;-) I would just like to say thanks for your helpful additions to, and assistance with, Richard Minifie. I have a bit of a request regarding other Australian ace, Cedric Howell, though. While expanding the article I found a few fleeting statements advocating he had been Mentioned in Despatches for his service in the First World War, but I could not find anything substantive on this, even searching through the London Gazette. The sources stating he had been MiD were obiturary-like and may be a little iffy, but I am more inclinded to believe he may have been MiD given the he was awarded the DSO. Also, one of the orbituray-like sources states he was awarded an Italian decoration, which is plausable give he primarily served his flying career over the Italian Front, but this is the only source that mentions it so I doubt he was. Anyway, what I am getting at is I was wondering if you would be able to have a search through the UK's National Archives, or maybe the London Gazette, and see if anything can be dug up? If you are too busy or do not wish to, than that is fine. :) Thanks, mate. Cheers, Abraham, B.S. ( talk) 01:56, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
Hi David. Sorry to be such a pain, but I have another request. I am currently working on a biography of ace Geoffrey Forrest Hughes in my sandbox here. He enslited in the Royal Flying Corps and served two tours over the Western Front during the First World War, the first being with No. 10 Squadron in 1916 and the latter with No. 62 Squadron in 1918 with which he achieved his eleven victories. However, the details are a little light in regards to his actions and service, and I am having a little trouble with the London Gazette trying to locate applicable entries on the man due to his relatively common name! His Australian Dictionary of Biography entry claims he was twice Mentioned in Despatches, but, as aforementioned, I am unable to confirm this through the Gazette. Also, he was awarded the Air Force Cross in 1919, which I presume was for his actions as a flight instructor, but I do not have this confirmed and the Gazette announcement only has a general announcement on the award. In essence, I was wondering if you would be able to have a little bit of a dig around and see if you can find any information in the UK National Archives? As ever, If you are too busy, are unable to do so or would rather not, than please to do feel obligated and just say so. :) Cheers, Abraham, B.S. ( talk) 12:57, 25 January 2010 (UTC)
Hi David. I saw that you added some info from British sources to the article Johannes S. Andersen. Do you have any more info other than that which you added? I'm presently working on improving said article. Manxruler ( talk) 07:24, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
Hi David, Do you remember giving me some feedback on Mandell Creighton a few months ago. Well, the article has pretty much been just sitting since I finished it not long after your input. user:Fifelfoo was going to do a peer review (see the article's talk page), but, perhaps, he has been busy with other commitments.
I was wondering if you'd like to do a peer review of the article. Your expertise on the Anglican church will be especially helpful. I am traveling until Feb 5, but I'll try to get back to any questions you might have ASAP. Looking forward to your reply. Regards, Fowler&fowler «Talk» 21:38, 18 January 2010 (UTC)
Good stuff! (Well done.) Do you want to (i.e. code for: "will you please") put a short polite note on User talk:Stevejwilson explaining to the poor guy what's going on? (Thanks in advance.) Cheers, Pdfpdf ( talk) 16:06, 20 January 2010 (UTC)
Dear Dave, the Official History has the 20th Deccan Horse and the 7th Drgn Gds in the operation (half way down page 66). Keith-264 ( talk) 23:12, 20 January 2010 (UTC)
The article you have drafted at User:David Underdown/David Campbell (British Army officer) looks pretty comprehensive to me: I should retain the infobox including photo that I have assembled but otherwise just use your text in its entirity Dormskirk ( talk) 23:26, 20 January 2010 (UTC)
On John Cooper, we have " John Cooper (actor) (1793–1870), English actor", who was also owner/manager/whatever of the Theatre Royal, Bath (according to:
Not being British, I don't have access. Could you please look it up and see what it says about Cooper?
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That would be great! Thanks!!
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(Email sent.)
BTW: An IP added a bio to a stub I created, and I haven't been able to source the bio. I would guess that it, too, has come from ODNB. If so, could I bother you to add the reference to John Wilton (British diplomat)? (If it isn't from ODNB, don't bother.) Cheers, Pdfpdf ( talk) 10:21, 22 January 2010 (UTC)
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By the way, what does 9th QRL mean? I'm curious Minima c94 ( talk) 20:23, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
A lifetime working in London's publishing houses and I've never heard that one before ("British English tends not to use full stops after initials etc" – it seems particularly odd that you should maintain this, having started an article entitled F. G. L. Chester!). In the book world we place a period after letters if the abbreviation fails to end with the final letter of that which is being abbreviated. Hence we put a period after Rev. but not after Revd ... Unless the Hon. E. E. Villiers was actually an Hon (not an Honourable), and unless her two names were E and E (rather than Elizabeth, Emily or what-have-you), we would always style her the Hon. E. E. Villiers. If going with your style I would suggest it might be better to close up the Es so she is EE Villiers (I've done this in the piece). Even then, she should certainly be the Hon. (with, if you'll excuse the expression, a period). I consulted Abbreviation#Periods_.28full_stops.29_and_spaces and it seems to be fairly accurate, except that it uses newspapers in its examples (FT etc.). When I have time I'll expand it to cover other forms of publishing. I have the feeling that an encyclopedia should be using books rather that newspapers as its stylistic inspiration, would you not agree? Kind regards, Ericoides ( talk) 13:44, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for the great job expanding and fixing my incorrect choice of title when I first moved this one. You may be aware that I have nominated it for DYK. I thought the first version was an excellent start by a new editor, User:Carrera57. – ukexpat ( talk) 17:28, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
Your efforts in developing the articles I have lobbed in your direction via DYK are much appreciated. Seeing your interest in WWI horses, is there mileage in an article on Sir Frederick Benson? Regards Motmit ( talk) 20:44, 4 February 2010 (UTC)
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Since this form was recently removed from some articles can we have some consensus over whether this style is appropriate or not before a mass reworking of styles is undertaken? (as I now see User:Cyan22 has been doing to Admirals of the Fleet). If you agree that this may be problematic under MOSBIO but 'that in practice this form is used on most military articles' (there are very many that don't) perhaps the articles that use it are the articles that need changing? I'd say this needs bringing up for discussion at MILHIST before this style is adopted. Benea ( talk) 11:28, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
David, what do you mean by "invested"? It seems to me that "infested" is far more appropriate in this context (or is it POV?) ;-) Mvdleeuw ( talk) 13:13, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
To enclose or hem in with a hostile force, so as to cut off approach or escape; to lay siege to; to besiege, beleaguer; to attack.
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Ok, thanks. I seem to be a bit biased on the French ;-) Mvdleeuw ( talk) 19:28, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
You are right. I just returned to the WP to revert my entries. You were faster. -- DL5MDA ( talk) 22:23, 11 February 2010 (UTC)
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Hey, haven't seen your head poking around my articles for a while; I must be writing the wrong ones!! Got an article which might interest you, I haven't done too much with it at the moment, I'm quite busy, but I thought it might interest you. Coote Hedley. From what I can tell, he was the head of MI4 for a time, and his KBE, CB and CMG, not to mention rank of Colonel and later knighthood tell me either his Dad was very important, or he had a decent military career! Hopefully I'll get some time to add more cricket detail, and what military stuff I can find, but if you could have a dig around, that'd be brilliant. Regards, Harrias ( talk) 21:32, 26 February 2010 (UTC)
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I appreciate the fact that both pages are referenced in the citation - the only problem is, if the reader clicks on the London Gazette link in the article it will only download the first page in which Tony Hart is not at all mentioned - this is somewhat conterintuitive. I did consider removing the link to the first page altogether... but that would have broken it in a different way. 91.106.170.10 ( talk) 08:12, 9 March 2010 (UTC)
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Hey David. I'm working on Nigel Poett, another one of my little airborne projects on the side. Although I'm more fortunate this time in having Poett's autobiography to flesh out his biography, it's so tedious that every few pages I actively think of beating myself to death with it. I have one obituary from the Telegraph that ParaData have online, but would you be able to see if the Times ever ran an obituary for him? It would have been in 1991, although I'm unsure of the actual date, as none of the sources actually state it. Many thanks for whatever you can do, Skinny87 ( talk) 10:32, 14 March 2010 (UTC)
Hi, I am told you are the person to approach relating to issues with finding citations in the London Gazette and I was wondering if you might be able to help me. I am trying to track down the announcement of the knighthoods awarded to Henry Trollope and William George Fairfax. Both were naval officers who were knighted at some point in the aftermath of the Battle of Camperdown (at some stage between 16 October - 19 December 1797). My sources describe them as being made Knights Banneret, but that honour had not been bestowed for more than a century before this date and it is much more likely that they were made Knights Bachelor and I was hoping to find citations to prove it, but I can't. Are you able to help? If not then don't worry too much about it, but it would be a nice addition to what is proving an extremely complicated article. Regards-- Jackyd101 ( talk) 00:58, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
Your recent revision has slightly improved what I still regard as an unnecessarily prominent point. If it needs saying at all, surely it belongs in a small footnote somewhere, not in the first few words of the article - especially as the phonetic alphabet is familiar to only a few potential readers. This has irritated me for some time, but I hesitated to edit the article and have merely added a note on the relevant discussion page. You might wish to be a bit more drastic? Best wishes. John Hamilton ( talk) 13:56, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
Hi David, hope all is well. I know you have been interested in Royal Navy biographies and I have just created Wilfred Custance, with the information available to me in the digital records in Oz. I will try London Gazette asap. FYI, I have also updated Australia Station with Commanding Officers and also created the list of ships assigned to the Australia Station. Regards Newm30 ( talk) 11:11, 16 March 2010 (UTC)
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David, I've removed the redirect from this article and expanded (if that's the right term for three lines) into its own stub. I've only done it because WildBot is picking up the redirect depot#military as a disambig that needs to be repaired despite that usage being correct. I think it's to do with depot being a disambig page where Regimental depot wasn't broken out (I've also changed that). If you disagree and want to revert feel free, like I say it's just to get round the WildBot issue. NtheP ( talk) 16:36, 21 March 2010 (UTC)
Thanks. (I was about to attempt to enlist your expertise ... !) Cheers, Pdfpdf ( talk) 12:03, 22 March 2010 (UTC)
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I read it in the Times this morning and I was intrigued then. I will have a read through my books tomorrow when I've got some free time and access to a couple more sources. Thanks, Woody ( talk) 16:55, 26 March 2010 (UTC)
Hi David – thanks for updating the bells info at Holy Trinity Church, Cuckfield and St Mary's Church, Slaugham; the sources I had were very sketchy on the subject. Hassocks 5489 (tickets please!) 21:54, 28 March 2010 (UTC)
Hi - thanks again for work on Connolly. I wonder if you could have a look at John Erskine Clarke also on DYK. I assume there are references for his Royal chaplaincy, but you might also have some input on the parish mag matter. Thanks Motmit ( talk)
Input is welcome at Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Catholic Church. SlimVirgin talk contribs 00:24, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
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Hi David.
I changed the punctuation in a quote, as I believe it to be wrong punctuation. You reverted my change, and I credit you for giving your reason. I accept that one can't change the words in a quote, but the punctuation is only one person's interpretation of what the punctuation should be. So, even if 'the source' has (IMHO) wrong punctuation, Wikipedia doesn't have to also misrepresent the punctuation.
In the quote in question, the person said two clauses. They were related, but neither was a subordinate clause. I would maintain that it's incorrect punctuation to join 2 main clauses together with a comma, although sadly one sees this often (it's an error). One can use a full stop, or sometimes a colon, semi-colon or hyphen, but not a comma.
I thought I'd mention it, but of course it's not worth getting heated about it, so I don't intend undoing your revert. Enjoy your further edits. Trafford09 ( talk) 22:49, 4 April 2010 (UTC)
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as a guru on the London Gazette i'm wondering if you can help me out with something. I'm trying to trace the gazetting of a DSO and DSC to Edward Preston Young (RNVR officer). I've located one of his two DSC's and a mention in dispatches (issues 35950 & 35743 respectively) but I'm having problems finding the other DSC and his DSO. Partly because with navy officers not having a service number there isn't that to search on. Also as a subsidiary question were temporary promotions as in RNVR to t/Sub-Lt gazetted? According to unithistories.com ( [2]) Young never held a substantive rank going from t/Sub-Lt to t/Lt to T/Acting Lt-Cdr to T/Acting Cdr. I'd have thought some public record would have existed? thanks NtheP ( talk) 16:02, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
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Hi David! I have finally gotten back to the HiWWI article, and your comments about the Battle of Cambrai. I would like to add some of the information you provided, but need page numbers for your source. Please see my proposed wording on the article talk page. Thanks! Dana boomer ( talk) 00:51, 11 April 2010 (UTC)
Hello David. Just want to say good job on the improvements to this article! Cheers -- Rosiestep ( talk) 01:58, 16 April 2010 (UTC)
I don't know about being the most active contributor on WWII merchant ships. I'm only working on the Empire ships at the moment. There's thousands of others, including all the Liberty ships, Victory ships, Park ships, Fort ships and the thousands of other ships on all sides.
Anyway, thanks for the info. I suppose it's a question of searching by each individual ship's name. Mjroots ( talk) 09:57, 16 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi. I just wanted to drop you a quick note, clarifing my edit to the Claude Choules page. I did not mean to infer that he should be referred to as "Mr. Choules" in the article. I was only trying to bring better clarity to the sentence about his marriage. It originally read, "He was married to Ethel for 80 years". I added "his wife" to that sentence. You said that it was redundant, which I cede to you, it is. However since (unlike, say Jackie Onassis), Mrs. Choules was not a noteworthy person on her own, I felt that it reads a bit better as, "Choules and his wife Ethel were married for 80 years". I did not mean to emphasise the importance of referring to Claude Choules as "Mr. Choules". All the best- Mk5384 ( talk) 05:43, 17 April 2010 (UTC)
I've taken a closer look at his records on Ancestry. In August 1915 he was transferred from 2/DWR to 1 Garrison/PWO under general order WO9/Gen 5294 - this is specifically noted in his service record. I don't know what this GO is but I'm assuming it authorised the transfer of men from one corps to another. At this time his service number changed to 22739. It appears he served out his 7 year enlistment with 1 Garr/PWO before being discharged and re-enlisting in DWR with service number 29890. Among the Ancestry documents are post-war ones between PWO and DWR making sure his records e.g. his entitlement to his 1914 Star, end up in the same place. 9378 was his original number when he joined 3/DWR. NtheP ( talk) 18:40, 18 April 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for your changes to this one. I've made a couple of (very) minor amendments; I've removed the "Originally part of the Diocese of Lincoln" from the lead as because the foundation date is unknown, it could conceivably have been founded under Edward the Confessor or in the immediate aftermath of the Conquest, when the diocese was still Dorchester; I've also dug out a precise date for Sturdy's bell.
I'm quite pleased with the way this one's turned out; given that it's not all that distinguished a building and hasn't much historical significance, there's a surprising amount to say about it. It may attain the unusual distinction of failing at GAC but passing at FAC, too; I didn't submit it straight in to FAC mainly because they tend to look askance at brand new articles, but I'm fairly confident it meets the FA criteria. – iride scent 11:09, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi David, I'm new to the wiki editing community and I have been working on the London Philharmonic Choir (LPC) page on and off for a couple of months adding to the history and general information about the choir. I'm a member of the LPC and also have been helping out with cataloguing their archive (which sparked off this interest in getting the information out there). My initial search of other choir related wiki pages returned articles that were at start or stub class. I would personally rate the LPC page at about C to borderline B class. Right now the information is up there and contain inline citations but lacks the prose and flow. My aim is to get the LPC page to at least GA status in the hopes that other choirs could use it as a template to populate their respective pages.
I have read your profile and note that you are a chorister and interested in classical music. I've also seen some of your contributions to wiki pages which have gone to GA or FA status and I was wondering if you are able to give some editorial feedback on how to improve the page. Your help will be great appreciated. Many thanks! Noel (Noelypole 08:47, 23 April 2010 (UTC)) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Noelypole ( talk • contribs)
Hi, and thanks for your additions to David Bedford. In case you didn't know, I nominated the article for DYK on April 24 (yesterday). Any further expansion and assistance with issues that may be raised by the DYK team will be apprciated. -- A Knight Who Says Ni ( talk) 15:43, 25 April 2010 (UTC)
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Technically, re: the description of the device, you're right that the link was wrong ( Fuse (explosives)). But the spelling of the HE device to which you are correctly referring ( Fuze/fuse), can still be spelt with an "S", the UK way. Dapi89 ( talk) 10:47, 6 May 2010 (UTC)
Just so you know, you were cut off mid stride in this contribution David. Ranger Steve ( talk) 20:22, 7 May 2010 (UTC)
Just to let you know I have removed the copyright tag from File:Gilbert MacKereth WO 372-13 medal card.JPG. Effectively all items prior to 1952 are now considered to be PD by the MoD, so no crown copyright tagging for unfree images is required. The same also goes for images that the Imperial War Museum may feel are theirs, as they prefer to make some money by selling them, even though many are by news media war correspondents and not military photographers. I do work, as a Military archivist in a couple of regimental museums, as well as film and photography for one currently active regiment. Richard Harvey ( talk) 16:09, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
I nominated Gilbert MacKereth for DYK, perhaps you would be interested in reviewing it: Template talk:Did you know#Gilbert MacKereth.-- Supertouch ( talk) 16:45, 11 May 2010 (UTC)
Hi David! I'm planning to take HiWWI to FAC shortly, but one of the links you have found for me (which provides what is IMO quite valuable information) has gone dead. I can't find a replacement for it, and I'm hoping that you might have better luck. The link is Lions Led by Donkeys, specifically the section on David Campbell, written by the University of Birmingham's Centre for First World War Studies. I'm hoping this report was printed in book or journal form someplace, as it seems to have disappeared from the web completely, but I haven't been able to find such a publication so far. If you have the time and interest to search for this, it would be much appreciated. If not, I guess I can just comment the information out until we find a replacement source, but I'd rather not have to! Thanks in advance, Dana boomer ( talk) 21:59, 11 May 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for the heads-up on redirects, I was, unfortunately, quite engaged in undoing redirects via popups; now I know.-- Supertouch ( talk) 22:55, 11 May 2010 (UTC)
I really think that the text you have drafted at User:David Underdown/David Campbell (British Army officer) is far fuller and better than the article as currently drafted. Do you have any objection to me deleting the current text (except for the infobox which I will retain) and importing you text in its entirety? Dormskirk ( talk) 20:25, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
A history merge wouldn't be possible, the resulting diff would look weird. The diff would look like this with David's recent edits interspersed. Histmerges are used when a page has been copied and pasted into another page and there is a clear split.
In this case, in terms of attribution, it would be fine if David simply copies the text in manually. If you wanted to maintain the history of the individual edits you can move the page as a subpage of the talkpage so Talk:David Campbell (British Army officer)/Merge and then leaving the {{ copied}} template on Talk:David Campbell (British Army officer. Woody ( talk) 16:07, 16 May 2010 (UTC)
Thanks, David, for adding all that info from the Gazette! Cheers -- Rosiestep ( talk) 15:10, 16 May 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for the tip. BrokenSphere Msg me 16:04, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
According to the list of ships lost from the convoy (linked in article), 24 is correct (count them). Mjroots ( talk) 07:42, 24 May 2010 (UTC)
Hey David, thanks for the message! I'll get a picture today hopefully, as I'm at the Redoubt now. Can I take a picture of the plaque to upload as well, or would that be a copyright problem of somekind (I recall various discussions on 3D images being photographed on FPC and so forth). Skinny87 ( talk) 09:42, 24 May 2010 (UTC)
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G'day David, useful advice on the National Archives vs LG. I am currently trawling for factual references with regard to the British honours and awards system, primarily for the Military awards and decorations of the United Kingdom page. Whilst the LG has been a very useful source, there are some notable gaps - eg I haven't been able to find an entry (Royal Warrant, Statutes, etc) for the establishment of the Order of Merit. I don't suppose you've seen any evidence that the Burma Gazette has been scanned and made available on line yet? I have recently been trying to get to the bottom of the discrepancy between Peter Duckers' claim of 24 appointments to the Order of Burma (in British Orders and Decorations) vs 33 on Christopher Buyers' website. I emailed Christopher and discovered that he had physically checked all of the Burma Gazettes (held in the British Library, St Pancras) to come up with his figure. Most of them hadn't even been removed from their original wrapping when he went there! So I am going with his figure - even if he has missed something, his figure will still be more accurate than Duckers'. Cheers, AusTerrapin ( talk) 14:43, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
Hello again. Iridescent has suggested that you're the person to ask for comments on some articles I've written recently. There are 73 listed churches on Anglesey, an area with which I have a certain residential connection (in fact, I live about 100 yards from one of them!) and my self-inflicted project is to write an article about each one, and get some at least to GA standard. I've got the weblinks for the listed buildings information, and a few relevant books including the Pevsner equivalent for the area. If and when you have a moment, would you mind taking a look and let me know how I could improve them? St Pabo's Church, Llanbabo and St Peulan's Church, Llanbeulan for example; the others you'll see through "See also"s etc. Many thanks, Bencherlite Talk 20:02, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
Hi David, thanks for assistance in checking the article Manor of Rivington would you be able to help in adjusting the citations that use the national archive, Lancashire Records Office, I am not sure how to create the link correctly in wikipedia except as I have done. Again many thanks. -- PL.-Snr ( talk) 17:37, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
Hi David, thanks so much for helping me editing the composer's article. I've expanded it a little since: do you think you might be able to take a look at it? Thanks! Jay-Sebastos ( talk) 22:20, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
Hey David, I'm currently in the process of re-writing Nick Parker and I've trawled through the London Gazette, but I'm missing a promotion (there's always one!). I can't find his promotion to major. He made captain in 1980 and lt colonel in 1991, but I can't find major! Any light you could shed on it would be appreciated! Best, HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 19:21, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
None of the links are working on the Ramsay Weston Phipps page. I'm trying to use the London Gazette to look up F. Loraine Petre's record. auntieruth (talk) 01:56, 26 June 2010 (UTC)
Site seems to be back up now, it does have its flaky moments. David Underdown ( talk) 09:43, 27 June 2010 (UTC)
With all the rubbish and vandalism that goes on, it's almost "refreshing" to see somebody doing something useful! Thank you. Pdfpdf ( talk) 15:09, 29 June 2010 (UTC) (Yes, it hasn't been the best of wiki-days ... )
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Hi David, I notice at Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Logistics that you had access to the ODNB. There are a few bios that I would really like to read. Right now I'm working on a King of the Isles: Gofraid 'the Brown' ( User:Brianann MacAmhlaidh/draft) who was the son of Ragnall mac Gofraid, and nephew of Amlaíb 'the Black' mac Gofraid. They all descended from Gofraid Méránach. Ragnall [4], Amlaíb [5], and Gofraid Méránach [6], all have articles in the ODNB. I can't find one for Gofraid 'the Brown'. If you could, could you please email these three bios? I'd like to move on into Amlaíb's article next, and I'd love to read these bios. There was sort of a family feud between Ragnall and Amlaíb, and it carried on to Ragnall's son Gofraid, who was actually blinded and castrated! Later, Gofraid shared the kingdom for a short time with Amlaíb.-- Brianann MacAmhlaidh ( talk) 09:14, 20 July 2010 (UTC)
Caution... most of those arguing in favor of allowing citations to databases on List of Masonic buildings are doing so because they are members of Wikipedia:WikiProject National Register of Historic Places... if their database is deemed unreliable they will have to change hundreds of citations, so they have a vested interest in arguing in favor of allowing it. However, their arguments may not accurately reflect Wikipedia policy. There are others who are very familiar with our WP:RS and WP:V policy who have a very different take on the issue. (I am personally undecided, tending to support which ever side of the debate I last talked to... but for a very persuasive editor on the "not allowed" side, talk to User:Jayjg). Please... get second and third opinions on your issue. Talk to those who have no axe to grind and who really know policy. Don't rely on the advice of those who are in the middle of a conflict.... from either side. Blueboar ( talk) 21:20, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
Hi David I have a problem with a link to the London Gazette on the British Commando article its ref 82 Gazette issue no 37134. If you clink on the link it directs to the correct page etc. However using the A Class link checker tool here Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Assessment/British Commandos it comes up as a red dead link. Any idea how to solve the problem ? -- Jim Sweeney ( talk) 11:47, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
David, thanks for the London Gazette additions to Battle of Sungei Koemba, they are really good. Point taken about the Gurkhas! Cheers Anotherclown ( talk) 13:29, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
Hi David! Thanks for adding all that info from the London Gazette. I need to remember to look there. :) -- Rosiestep ( talk) 14:21, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
It's a pretty vital source for anyone connected to the British Armed Forces - the search can be a bit frustrating at times though. It was only because I happened to be able to get into his service record that I could track down all his Mentions. David Underdown ( talk) 14:32, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
He's dead. I have added a source. Scotchegg ( talk) 13:25, 27 July 2010 (UTC)
David, as you'll see from the article I found a lot about him from the Gazette but I can't find any date or announcement of his promotion to Maj-Gen. Do you have access to anything? thanks. NtheP ( talk) 16:17, 7 August 2010 (UTC)
I obviously did not realize there was a separate Arras Flying Service Memorial until now, but will keep it in mind in the future.
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Hi David, I just ran across an edit comment that you made to some page that you edited after I did (can't even remember what article it was, now). It just struck me that if you're saying something like "I thought we'd been through this before" then perhaps that is a signal that something needs to change?
This all has something to do with a blurb about the Victoria Cross... I honestly could care less about the text, but I do remember deleting a bunch of rather blatant peacockery. Somehow I doubt that I'll be the last person to come along and remove that sort of text (I'm assuming that it's used in many places?). You might want to try coming up with something that others won't want to outright remove. Keep in mind that none of us will be around here forever, so playing defense against something that multiple people want to change is something of a "fool's errand".
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Hi. I have been thrown in your direction. I am drafting the article St James' Church, Stretham and came across "the organ was enlarged and improved in 1907 by Mr. H. J. Lister" here. Are you able to help expand this at all? I have sent an enquiry email to The British Institute of Organ Studies. -- Senra ( talk) 13:03, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
Mr Underdown, I would appreciate it if you could give the above article a quick glance. You tend to pick up information from these turn of the century characters I tend to miss. It would be very helpful. Thanks. FruitMonkey ( talk) 23:46, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
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I note that you removed the Kt post nominal from Ashfield. I understand that, for those with just with a knighthood, the Kt should not be used, but I was under the impression that for peers who are Knights Bachelor this is acceptable, as otherwise the non-use of a "Sir" means the Knighthood would be unsignified. This is similar to the use of a post nominal "PC" to identify Right Honourable peers who are Privy Counsellors from those who are just Right Honourable by being a baron, a viscount or an earl.-- DavidCane ( talk) 21:44, 25 August 2010 (UTC)
This article is presently on a GA review, and on his [ Service record] it states he was single. Can we assume that he was never married, i.e. they would have used divorced or widowed, or does it just mean he was single on entering the force and may have been married in the past. Cheers. FruitMonkey ( talk) 20:38, 31 August 2010 (UTC)
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Have just seen your formidable series of ripostes to the anonymous "Lyttleton" devotee. Most gracefully and authoritatively done on your part, if I may say so. Bravo! - Tim riley ( talk) 14:23, 1 September 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for the touch up on the article. I'm not sure if you noticed but the article is presently going for GA status, though I'm not sure if WP Military think he's a big enough figure to attach to their project. But you may find of personal interest the video linked under External Links in which a tribes person from the Acipu tribe recounts their belief as to why Biggs was killed. FruitMonkey ( talk) 18:11, 1 September 2010 (UTC)
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Hey there, are you able to source some information for me on, Thomas (Tom & Tommy) Blackham, DFC. I believe was he was a WWII pilot and later, RAF Air Commander. Any information would help about an article I am about to write about him. Thanks, Spy007au ( talk) 08:02, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for pointing me the church bells and church organs websites. I've been able to add bell info into this article. -- Rosiestep ( talk) 02:03, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for your additions to Abe Waddington. Two queries. First, is this considered a reliable source? Second, I have (I think) got access to the same source through a different route and I'm not quite sure where the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force comes from if he was in the Bradford Pals. Also, should we not say where he served, as that seems to be mentioned. My other tiny problem is that these records give Waddington as serving in the Royal Flying Corps in 1915, when he did not join until after the Somme. How do we know it is the same chap? I'm a little worried we are into OR here! -- Sarastro1 ( talk) 18:59, 13 September 2010 (UTC)
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Thank you for your input on this (ie for being prepared to throw yourself into a fracas between two argumentative types going at it hammer and tongs); it is appreciated. It seems to be resolved now (which is as well, as I'm not around for a bit). Anyway, thanks again! Xyl 54 ( talk) 13:01, 23 September 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for the additions to Kilner. The expansion of the war section really help, I think. Just wondered, a little like with Waddington, whether the cwg ref for B Kilner is reliable: as a primary source, is it definite that the B Kilner on the card is Roy's brother? And feel free to comment at the FAC. It seems no-one else wants to! -- Sarastro1 ( talk) 20:34, 24 September 2010 (UTC)
Hi David - Do you know of a resource for Italian church bells and organs? I worked on Alba Cathedral and Amalfi Cathedral recently. -- Rosiestep ( talk) 14:57, 27 September 2010 (UTC)
Hi, the external link at the bottom of the article has some newspaper clippings (with dates) about the charges which could be used as references. DuncanHill ( talk) 10:57, 28 September 2010 (UTC)
Thanks so much for your copyedit help on the Red Cross parcel article!! - Ecjmartin ( talk) 11:37, 28 September 2010 (UTC)
For questions about Claude Choules' combat status, please see the recent conversation at Talk:List of surviving veterans of World War I, where Choules' status as a combat veteran is agreed upon, and added to the main article, with a citation. Thank you! 2tuntony ( talk) 09:03, 29 September 2010 (UTC)
How simple and elegant! (Why didn't I think of that?) Ok, I admit it - I'm impressed. Well done. Cheers, Pdfpdf ( talk) 15:46, 29 September 2010 (UTC)
However, none of the above alters the fundamental problem that turning a blue link into a red link does not "fix" anything ... Pdfpdf ( talk) 16:15, 29 September 2010 (UTC)
Any idea who this well-decorated person is? Photo is from Harvard Art Museum, who says he's General Giroflore (but there's no google hits for this name). Per Woody, the medals he's wearing include commandeur of the Légion d'honneur (the front medal around his neck), the Crimea Medal (British medal with clasps second from the right of image), the British Order of the Bath (large rectangular ribbon second from left on ribbon bar). It all suggests he was prominent in the Second French Empire, Scewing ( talk) 01:22, 11 October 2010 (UTC)
David, is there any particular format to use when citing NA references? See for example Steam yacht. NtheP ( talk) 16:22, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
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Hi, It's been suggested that might might be kind enough to take a look at List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in South West England which I put up yesterday & has been suggested as a possible future candidate for FLC.— Rod talk 09:41, 24 October 2010 (UTC)
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Hey David. When you have a minute, can you see if you can track this bloke down? I've trawled the London Gazette but haven't found anything (there seems to be an RAF officer with a very similar name which makes it awkward). I would guess that his commission was in the 60s given his rank, but that's just a guess. His article is an unsourced BLP at the minute and the community has got it into its collective head that these need to be eliminated, so any help you could offer would be appreciated. Best, HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 14:29, 6 November 2010 (UTC)
I thought its time to say thanks to all the editors who have assisted me in the articles I have been working on; so I took a look at toolserver.org and it shows that you have done 23,690 edits. I think you not only deserve, but are entitled to the below award in accordance with the award criteria. I know that one is supposed to award this medal to yourself, but we never do, so I am doing it on behalf of you! Thanks for all your help. Farawayman ( talk) 14:21, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
Hi David, could you take a quick butchers at Tom Pearson (rugby player). I have a book whuch lists him as Thomas William Pearson CB, DSO, TD, DL. So as well as the DSO and the Order of the Bath there are other (minor?) honours to his name too, but I can't find them and I have no other mention of his military history. Can I actually add these titles to his article or is it an error. Thanks in advance. FruitMonkey ( talk) 19:44, 21 November 2010 (UTC)
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As one of the significant contributors to the article I wonder if I you might be free, and inclined, to look at the peer review I have proposed it for, following a major batch of revisions to the article. Most grateful if you can, but will quite understand if not. Best wishes. Tim riley ( talk) 18:16, 23 November 2010 (UTC)
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Peterborough is a cathedral city and unitary authority area in the East of England, with an estimated population of circa . Situated 75 miles (121 km) north of London, the city stands athwart the River Nene. The local topography is flat and low-lying, and in some places lies below sea level. The area known as the Fens falls to the east of Peterborough. Human settlement in the area dates back to before the Bronze Age, as can be seen at the Flag Fen archaeological site to the east of the current city centre. This site also shows evidence of Roman occupation. The Anglo-Saxon period saw the establishment of a monastery, then known as Medeshamstede, which later became Peterborough Cathedral (pictured). The population grew rapidly following the arrival of the railways in the nineteenth century (the city is an important stop on the East Coast Main Line railway) and Peterborough became an industrial centre, particularly noted for its brick manufacture. Following the Second World War, growth was limited until designation as a New Town in the 1960s. In common with much of the United Kingdom, industrial employment has fallen, with new jobs tending to be in financial services and distribution. ( more...)
It's been a while since I've seen you working your magic, but I know you can do it! In seriousness though, I'm having trouble finding much information on this chaps military career, and yet from what I can find, it appears he was a Colonel: he must have done something right! Any chance of you having a look around to see if you can find anything? Harrias talk 21:21, 16 April 2011 (UTC)
Hi there, I just finished writing an article about Keith Thiele and was wondering if you would not mind having a look over it for typos etc. Thanks, Spy007au ( talk) 05:18, 26 April 2011 (UTC)
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Would you mind copy editing this article please? Also, I'm having trouble finding the London Gazette page mentioned at the end of the article. Appreciate your ongoing help. Regards, Spy007au ( talk) 10:16, 15 May 2011 (UTC)
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Thanks for your edit to Belgrave Ninnis. I'm new to this MilHist scene, so anyone stepping in to give me a hand is appreciated! If you ever come across an image of Ninnis, by the way, let me know, because that's something the article is currently really missing. Apterygial talk 11:50, 25 June 2011 (UTC)
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You deserve much of the credit for this, so I just thought you should know. Thanks again! Canadian Paul 14:44, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
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Hi! As someone who I know's spent some time at Your Archives, I thought you might be interested (if you haven't seen it already - this is probably bringing coals to Newcastle, though!) in a recently started GLAM project to encourage cooperation between The National Archives and Wikipedia. Ideas & participation welcome! Dsp13 ( talk) 20:13, 13 October 2011 (UTC)
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Hi David. I've uploaded a couple of files to Commons of the cathedral in its ruined state, pre-1736, the nave and West Front. No idea who the artist is; the prints were found in a Victorian scrapbook belonging to Jonathan Raban's father Peter. Hope they're of some interest to you. Ning-ning ( talk) 23:51, 19 November 2011 (UTC)
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FWiW Bzuk ( talk) 13:30, 25 December 2011 (UTC).
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I see you have earlier made several contributions to this article. I have just have expanded it considerably and put it forward for peer review ( here) if you would be interested in leaving comments for further improvement. Best wishes. Tim riley ( talk) 14:22, 31 December 2011 (UTC)
You don't seem to be around too much at the moment, but I wondered whether (if you do poke your head around the door) you might be willing to have a look at Harry Lee (cricketer) and the corresponding A-class review? Your work on many of the articles I've written has been sterling, and any help you might be able to offer would be greatly appreciated. Regards, Harrias talk 12:57, 9 January 2012 (UTC)
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As far as I know, this is NOT an article you have ever edited, or have any particular interest in (although it does, naturally, mention Sir Arthur Sullivan). Someone wants to hijack it for academic musical theory as opposed to general interest (at least that is my impression) and s/he and I have a dispute going. I would especially appreciate your opinion. Perhaps you will see in his argument something I am missing. -- Soundofmusicals ( talk) 13:25, 31 January 2012 (UTC)
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Hi David,
I don't know if you've decided yet whether or not you'll be able to attend the World War I editathon , but I do hope you can make it - it'd be great to meet you!
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Any questions, do let me know... Andrew Gray ( talk) 14:14, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
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Hi. Having previously been involved in a discussion about Ancestry.com on RSN, in which you explained or agreed that material on that site is user-generated, could you join a discussion here to offer your opinion? A user is saying that some of the material on that site is not from users, but paid employees, and WP:BLPPRIMARY is also an issue. Thanks. Nightscream ( talk) 09:27, 7 August 2012 (UTC)
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Hullo, fellow WikiProject-er. We're having a discussion about the colours of Anglicanism navboxes. Please do come along and weigh in. D B D 17:52, 30 November 2012 (UTC)
Greetings David, I noticed that you'd been involved in writing the Battle of Messines (1917) page a while ago. It's been extensively revised with a wider range of sources, so I wonder if you'd like to cast your eye over it and see what you think. regards, Keith. Keith-264 ( talk) 10:44, 1 December 2012 (UTC)
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You are one of a handful of editors who has made at least 25 edits to George Frideric Handel. I am not a musical scholar or student and was hoping you might be able to help me organize {{ George Frideric Handel}}.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 04:43, 12 March 2013 (UTC)
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