Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/John Wilton (general)/archive1


 * The following is an archived discussion of a featured article nomination. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the article's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.

The article was promoted by Laser brain via FACBot (talk) 16:11, 8 June 2015.

John Wilton (general)

 * Nominator(s): Ian Rose (talk) 10:08, 17 May 2015 (UTC)

I started improving this article on Australia's senior soldier for most of the Vietnam era way back in 2012, partly to follow up my work on his predecessor as Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee, Frederick Scherger, and partly to see if I could add a general to my list of air marshal and admiral FAs. The "epitome of the professional army officer", as his biographer David Horner put it, John Wilton was as cool and "proper" as his clipped moustache and stern visage suggested, but a leader who always seemed to have the welfare of his soldiers at heart. A great deal has been written about him, from his early regimental service in India with the British Army, to his son burning his draft card in front of Parliament House, Canberra, so I hope I've correctly balanced what to put in and what to leave out. Thanks to all who helped out at the article's recent GA and A-Class reviews, and to everyone who comments here! Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 10:08, 17 May 2015 (UTC)

Support on prose per standard disclaimer. I've looked at the changes made since I reviewed this for A-class. These are my edits. - Dank (push to talk) 17:26, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Tks Dan! Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 00:49, 19 May 2015 (UTC)

Support -- interesting piece on an important figure. I fixed a few formatting issues with the refs; other than that, it looks sound.  Cassianto Talk   00:00, 19 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Tks Cassianto, and I appreciate the eagle eye on my formatting errors! Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 00:49, 19 May 2015 (UTC)

Support I reviewed this at A-class. This included an Image review. Hawkeye7 (talk) 21:21, 20 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Tks for that, Hawkeye! Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 22:58, 23 May 2015 (UTC)

Sources appear to be reliable and appropriately formatted. Spotchecks not done. Nikkimaria (talk) 22:15, 23 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Tks Nikki! Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 22:58, 23 May 2015 (UTC)

-- Laser brain  (talk)  16:11, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
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