Talk:Douglas Gamley

His mother's death

 * Douglas Gamley was born on 24 September 1924 in Melbourne to John McKenzie Gamley and his wife, Helen "Nellie" (nee Patrick). Less than a fortnight later, Nellie died on 26 September 1924.

That's only 2 days after his birth, so why do we say "less than a fortnight later"? -- Jack of Oz   [pleasantries]  09:36, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
 * The announcement of his birth in The Argus from 27 September 1924 list his day of birth as "on the 13th September", not 24 September as overleaf. The same issue reported three times the death of Nellie Gamley "on the 26th September" (although the scan of one entry looks more like "28th" which is impossible for a paper of the 27th). Three similar death notices appear (remarkably) in The Argus from 26 September. So the explanation seems to be Douglas's wrong DoB in the article. -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 10:21, 6 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Belatedly, thanks, Michael. I'll make that change. -- Jack of Oz   [pleasantries]  12:04, 23 May 2024 (UTC)