Talk:Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 1st Baronet

Names to add to the Yugoslav section

 * William Deakin
 * John Henniker-Major, 8th Baron Henniker
 * Sandy Glen
 * Esmond Wright

Merger proposal
The article on his remarkable life should be supplemented from the the article Eastern Approaches, to flesh it out more.86.163.233.231 (talk) 22:41, 23 March 2014 (UTC)
 * The book is autobiographical, and only that material that can be reliably sourced from third parties can be used in this article. Regards, Peacemaker67 (send... over) 11:03, 24 March 2014 (UTC)


 * No, the book and the biography are two different subjects, and should not be merged. But it is possible to use more of the book here, with attribution. --NSH001 (talk) 08:52, 16 May 2014 (UTC)


 * Agree that the merger is completely inappropriate, Fitzroy MacLean is completely notable on his own, as is his book. Peacemaker67 (send... over) 09:55, 16 May 2014 (UTC)


 * Agree with merger proposal. Autobiographical material may be quoted on a person's page if it is marked as such.Bmcln1 (talk) 12:14, 16 May 2014 (UTC)


 * The merger proposal is completely inappropriate. Eastern Approaches is a major work and far more than mere autobiography: it contains a considerable amount of history and the author's own judgements of events and personalities. On the other hand, there was more to Maclean's life than Eastern Approaches.  He deserves a separate article. Sasha (talk) 11:38, 1 November 2014 (UTC)

Military rank
The article says that Maclean 'rose to the rank of brigadier' but refers to this officer as a major general. He undoubtedly was a brigadier, but when was he promoted to major general? Shipsview (talk) 15:49, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
 * as the article says "He reached the rank of Brigadier during the war, and was promoted to the local rank of Major General on 16 June 1947. ". DuncanHill (talk) 16:02, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
 * As notes, Maclean was a local major-general at the end of the Second World War in charge of refugee commissions in Austria, Germany, and Italy. This was, however, only ever a local rank, and he reverted to brigadier afterwards (see for example  The London Gazette in 1970). As such I've changed the article. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 16:05, 21 September 2023 (UTC)