Talk:Harold Edward Elliott/GA1

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Reviewer: Peacemaker67 (talk · contribs) 10:41, 10 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

This article is in good shape. A few comments:
Lead

• link subaltern, second lieutenant and major general

   Y Done, except that major general is already linked in the first sentence. Hawkeye7 (talk) 11:52, 10 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

• First Australian Imperial Force should probably just be Australian Imperial Force, that was what it was called and he didn't live to see the 2nd

   Y True, but oddly enough the term "First AIF" was indeed used in 1914. Hawkeye7 (talk) 11:52, 10 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

• "as a candidate as a..." should probably be "as a candidate for the... in the Senate"

   Y Done. Hawkeye7 (talk) 11:52, 10 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

• Victorian Police strike should either be Victoria Police strike or Victorian police strike. Victoria Police has always been the proper name. I know, the article is incorrectly titled.

   Y Very well. Hawkeye7 (talk) 11:52, 10 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

• Special Constables should be in initial lower case, also link

   Y Done. Didn't know there was an article. Hawkeye7 (talk) 11:52, 10 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

• should probably mention he suffered from mental illness and took his own life

   Y Done. Hawkeye7 (talk) 11:52, 10 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 10:55, 10 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

Early life

• Harold Edward "Pompey" Elliott is a bit incongruous, as he wasn't called that until later. I'd introduce the nickname at the appropriate chronological point.

   Y Done. Hawkeye7 (talk) 03:57, 11 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

• "the farms acquired outright" there is only mention of the family farm, were there others?

   Y Yes, there were multiple properties. Hawkeye7 (talk) 03:57, 11 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

• suggest putting Elsinore in quotes instead of in italics, then be consistent with the later named residences

   Y Done. Hawkeye7 (talk) 03:57, 11 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

• suggest "Australian colonial governments"

   Y Done. Hawkeye7 (talk) 03:57, 11 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

• link Other ranks (UK) and drop initial caps

   Y Done. Hawkeye7 (talk) 03:57, 11 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

• "that of hie" should be "that of his"

   Y Done. Hawkeye7 (talk) 03:57, 11 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

• link football to Australian rules football

  Already linked. Hawkeye7 (talk) 03:57, 11 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

• down on Market Street seems a bit informal

   Y Done. Hawkeye7 (talk) 03:57, 11 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

• suggest "since they would now"

   Y Re-worded. Hawkeye7 (talk) 03:57, 11 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 03:09, 11 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

Gallipoli campaign

• "taking particular care over the selection of officers" seems to be missing something. Maybe "with Elliott taking particular care over the selection of officers."?

   Y Re-worded. Hawkeye7 (talk) 09:17, 11 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

• in the caption of the desert training pic, McNicol needs another L

   Y Re-worded. Hawkeye7 (talk) 09:17, 11 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

• suggest replacing "He believed" with "Elliott believed", as we then go on to McCay's views

   Y Done. Hawkeye7 (talk) 09:17, 11 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

• suggest splitting the sentence "loyalty from his men. He acquired the nickname..."

   Y Done. Hawkeye7 (talk) 09:17, 11 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

• "the 7th Battalion moved into the positions at captured" needs a tweak

   Y Tweaked. Hawkeye7 (talk) 09:17, 11 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

• the is an example of "the War", should probably be "the war"

   Y Done. Hawkeye7 (talk) 09:17, 11 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

Suez Canal

• drop initial cap on Evacuation

   Y Done. Hawkeye7 (talk) 12:10, 11 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

• suggest "he was appointed to command the 1st Infantry Brigade,[26] with the rank of brigadier general, vice Brigadier General Nevill Smyth, who was being promoted."

   Y Done. Hawkeye7 (talk) 12:10, 11 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

Western Front

• British Expeditionary Forcestaff

   Y Done. Hawkeye7 (talk) 12:10, 11 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

• drop caps on no man's land and link

   Y Done. Hawkeye7 (talk) 12:10, 11 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

• "Elliott was made a" - was he given these awards for Fromelles? The way it is presented, it seems that way.

  Yes. Hawkeye7 (talk) 12:10, 11 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

• What attack was this? "Ordered to make an attack that he didn't believe would succeed, he refused" It begs the question.

  Flers. Added. Hawkeye7 (talk) 12:10, 11 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

• "the retreated to the Hindenburg Line" Germans?

  Germans. Added. Hawkeye7 (talk) 12:10, 11 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

• you could drop 1917 from "end of September 1917"

   Y Done. Hawkeye7 (talk) 12:10, 11 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

• "Elliot was mentioned in despatches." is missing a t.

   Y Done. Hawkeye7 (talk) 12:10, 11 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

• for "its "altogether astonishing valiance""?

   Y Done. Hawkeye7 (talk) 12:10, 11 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

• suggest "command of a division in favour of John"

   Y Done. Hawkeye7 (talk) 12:10, 11 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

Political service

• "With considerable justice, Elliott that he was sidelined" needs a tweak

   Y Done. Hawkeye7 (talk) 12:10, 11 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

Death

• "post traumatic stress disorder" and "major depressive disorder" don't need quotes

   Y Removed. Hawkeye7 (talk) 12:10, 11 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

• the External link to Mallett's bio isn't working/timed out

   Y Works for me.   Hawkeye7 (talk) 12:10, 11 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

• the following need a US PD tag - File:Harold Pompey Elliott portrait.jpg, File:7th Battalion AIF arrives in Egypt.jpg, File:Pompey Elliott H15590.jpg, File:Elliott's horse Darkie.jpg, File:Pompey Elliott E02855.jpg
• File:Pompey Elliott with Talbott Hobbs.jpg needs a PD-Aust tag as well as a PD US one

   Y Done. Hawkeye7 (talk) 12:10, 11 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

I'm done. Great work as usual. Cheers, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 07:56, 11 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

This article is well-written, verifiable using reliable sources, covers the subject well, is neutral and stable, and is illustrated by appropriately licensed images with appropriate captions. Passing. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 00:18, 12 April 2017 (UTC)Reply