Talk:R. E. B. Crompton

Crimean War veteran
Is it possible/likely that Crompton was the last survivor of the Crimean War? Jack1956 (talk) 17:52, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

British or English?
I moved Crompton to British engineer from English engineer [], based on the lead, which states that "Rookes Evelyn Bell Crompton, CB, FRS (31 May 1845 – 15 February 1940) was a British electrical engineer, industrialist and inventor", but was reverted by []. Personally, I don't care which he is, but if he's English the lead needs to be changed, and if he's British, the categories need to be changed. Mason (talk) 20:07, 1 May 2024 (UTC)


 * He is also in several other categories as English, changing one produced an unecessary inconsistency. A quck read thrpugh the article rvelas he qualifies as English so it would have been quicker, neater and more accurate just to change the lead. Which I wil now do. Murgatroyd49 (talk) 07:11, 2 May 2024 (UTC)