Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Raja Saadat Khan


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   delete. Snow, as hoax DGG (talk) 04:40, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

Raja Saadat Khan

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This article is a hoax. No reference exists for a person under this name who has won the Victoria Cross. All recipients of the Victoria Cross are listed in the London Gazette and this person has no listing, he has no listing in a well-used reference work regarding VCs, Max Arthur's Symbols of courage. There is no listing in the National Archives, no web references to suggest this might be an alternative name. The user who created this has not responded to concerns though he has continued to edit. Note user created two articles: this and Yar Mohammad Khan. Also see discussion at Wikipedia_talk:MILHIST Woody (talk) 18:55, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. TomStar81 (Talk) 20:08, 3 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete Article is a hoax - no reshaping has taken place and no credible sources. Speedy Delete--WikiKing2012 (talk) 20:17, 3 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete VC holders are well documented. This cannot be legitimate.  Gwinva (talk) 23:38, 3 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions.  —AustralianRupert (talk) 00:06, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete: I believe that this article should be deleted because I can find no mention of this name in relation to being a Victoria Cross recipient. As per Yar Mohammad Khan I have spent hours looking for information (I do not take deleting articles of this nature lightly as if he is a true recipient the subject is worthy of a mention in Wikipedia), however, I could find no mention in the National Archives VC register, nor could I find anything related in a Google or Google books search. I have asked the creator to provide proper verifiable sources (not just the throw away general references already included, but page numbers and direct links, e.g. to the London Gazette), however, they have not responded and have not improved the article to allay my concerns. Given that many people have done a lot of hard work correlating information on VC recipients both in the National Archives and here on wikipedia (and elsewhere) I believe that if this subject were a true recipient (or an alternative name of one) it would be documented some where. As it is not, I feel that all we can do is delete the article. — AustralianRupert (talk) 00:24, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom David Underdown (talk) 11:28, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.