Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/J. S. Shorthouse


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The result was   merge to No. 189 Squadron RAF.  MBisanz  talk 21:45, 13 April 2013 (UTC)

J. S. Shorthouse

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IMO fails GNG and WP:Soldier. He is simply among 100s of pilots who won the DFC in WW2 Gbawden (talk) 12:07, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
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 * Delete or merge into No. 189 Squadron RAF. 20,000+ DFCs awarded in WWII, so it does not count toward WP:ANYBIO #1. GregorB (talk) 18:51, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Redirect to No. 189 Squadron RAF if a list of Squadron commanding officers is created, otherwise rank and awarding does not automatically denote notability per WP:GNG. Individual has received passing mention connected to his command of the squadron, but the individual (who is subject of this AfD) has not received significant coverage] in any non-primary reliable sources that I have been able to locate. As the individual is connected to the squadron, if a list of squadron commanders is created within the article, a redirect to such a list should replace the standalone article. Otherwise the subject does not pass WP:ANYBIO or WP:SOLDIER and thus the article can be deleted.--RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 19:32, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete. Mid-ranking officer with a single third-level gallantry decoration. Worthy, but doesn't meet notability requirements. -- Necrothesp (talk) 23:26, 5 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Merge and redirect to No. 189 Squadron RAF. Stuartyeates (talk) 00:52, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Merge to No. 189 Squadron RAF.  The squadron appears to have existed twice, once at the end of WWI and again for a short period of WWII, during which the subject was its CO.  He has no separate notability, but the details of his career could usefully be merged inot that article.  If we can get information suggesting notability as a RNZAF officer, the resulatnt redirect could be reinstated as an article and exapnded accordingly, but so far we have next to nothing.  Peterkingiron (talk) 11:36, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Merge nothing notable comes up. Full name was John Sidney Shorthouse - also flew for TEAL and Air New Zealand until 1975 and then became an instructor. Was mentioned in dispatches. Also flew with 12 and 44 squadrons. NealeFamily (talk) 05:03, 10 April 2013 (UTC)
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