Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Richard Joyce Walker


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The result was   delete. – Juliancolton  &#124; Talk 00:38, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

Richard Joyce Walker

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My suspicions were first aroused when an ip added that HMS Belfast (C35) was the flagship of this individual while at Normandy, a period at which Belfast was in fact the flagship of Admiral Dalrymple-Hamilton (and captained by Frederick Parham). But now I can't find any sources anywhere to verify the existence of Richard Joyce Walker, be he a captain, rear admiral or admiral of the fleet, the article is itself unclear. No sources relating to a career in the Royal Navy, as a government advisor, or as a representative of Deloitte. The University of Cambridge's alumni database does not record his attendance either at Trinity, or any other college. This may be a hoax, but certainly seems to be at least unverifiable. Benea (talk) 04:08, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete: I would expect that someone of this sort would be able to be referenced, so I'm inclined to find it a hoax — but your point about unverifiability is by itself sufficient for deletion. Nyttend (talk) 11:19, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete as unverifiable. FWIW, it's been my experience that Benea can find a RN source for anything. Maralia (talk) 21:20, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Probable hoax - the handful of Ghits are false positives or this article. Edward321 (talk) 22:50, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
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