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The point of this page is to provide a skeleton on which articles about George Cross winners can be written. Please feel free to add to or amend this page, ideally with an explanation in the edit summary and/or here. In due course the page could be migrated to a more formal setting such as a Wikiproject but this would take time so let's start here. Kim Dent-Brown (Talk to me) 09:23, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
Hello. I've done a short article for every holder of the medal now, at least everyone who's on the list. I'd like to thank everyone who's helped tidy them up so far! I only started doing this because I noticed all those red links on that list page, although what I was doing on the list page I can't even recall. The template is good and very neat though I'd agree that it should be a non military one as the George Cross is explicitly a non military medal, although the vast majority of people who've won it were on active service at the time. I would be happy to see anything I've written used in such a template, but I wouldn't want to see useful information or links cut from pieces simply because they didn't fit the template in some way. Content should always trump presentation. I apologise once again for getting shirty while several patrolling editors tried to speedily delete various people as not notable or whatever and offer my apologies to any of you who may have been caught in the brief but intense bursts of crossfire. If anyone knows of a similar military type list which needs a bit of help, let me know. I think I've caused enough damage on the George Cross front for a while. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nick mallory ( talk • contribs) 11:07, 22 November 2007 (UTC)
Thank you, and thanks for all your hard work in turning my pigs ears into silk purses. I'm happy to spar with the deletionists actually, it's half the fun. Nick mallory ( talk) 04:49, 23 November 2007 (UTC) On another note, does anybody know what Michael Joseph Munnelly did to get his GC? Armed robbers? Burning bus? I just can't find anything on him. Nick mallory ( talk) 12:00, 22 November 2007 (UTC)
Thanks. Nick mallory ( talk) 04:48, 23 November 2007 (UTC) Will strike through once formatted.
http://www.cwgc.org/debt_of_honour.asp?menuid=14 is the search page for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website, any GC recipient who died in either World War (and a few years after each) should have his place of burial (and/or commemoration) listed there. From what I've seen there's often some useful extra info on those awarded higher decorations. David Underdown 23:49, 1 December 2007 (UTC) http://www.gc-database.co.uk which lists every GC —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.13.28.180 ( talk) 11:28, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
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George Cross page outline: Talk page |
The point of this page is to provide a skeleton on which articles about George Cross winners can be written. Please feel free to add to or amend this page, ideally with an explanation in the edit summary and/or here. In due course the page could be migrated to a more formal setting such as a Wikiproject but this would take time so let's start here. Kim Dent-Brown (Talk to me) 09:23, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
Hello. I've done a short article for every holder of the medal now, at least everyone who's on the list. I'd like to thank everyone who's helped tidy them up so far! I only started doing this because I noticed all those red links on that list page, although what I was doing on the list page I can't even recall. The template is good and very neat though I'd agree that it should be a non military one as the George Cross is explicitly a non military medal, although the vast majority of people who've won it were on active service at the time. I would be happy to see anything I've written used in such a template, but I wouldn't want to see useful information or links cut from pieces simply because they didn't fit the template in some way. Content should always trump presentation. I apologise once again for getting shirty while several patrolling editors tried to speedily delete various people as not notable or whatever and offer my apologies to any of you who may have been caught in the brief but intense bursts of crossfire. If anyone knows of a similar military type list which needs a bit of help, let me know. I think I've caused enough damage on the George Cross front for a while. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nick mallory ( talk • contribs) 11:07, 22 November 2007 (UTC)
Thank you, and thanks for all your hard work in turning my pigs ears into silk purses. I'm happy to spar with the deletionists actually, it's half the fun. Nick mallory ( talk) 04:49, 23 November 2007 (UTC) On another note, does anybody know what Michael Joseph Munnelly did to get his GC? Armed robbers? Burning bus? I just can't find anything on him. Nick mallory ( talk) 12:00, 22 November 2007 (UTC)
Thanks. Nick mallory ( talk) 04:48, 23 November 2007 (UTC) Will strike through once formatted.
http://www.cwgc.org/debt_of_honour.asp?menuid=14 is the search page for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website, any GC recipient who died in either World War (and a few years after each) should have his place of burial (and/or commemoration) listed there. From what I've seen there's often some useful extra info on those awarded higher decorations. David Underdown 23:49, 1 December 2007 (UTC) http://www.gc-database.co.uk which lists every GC —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.13.28.180 ( talk) 11:28, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
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