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2/10th Battalion (Australia)
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This article is about a 2nd AIF infantry battalion raised primarily from South Australia for service during the Second World War. The battalion fought in North Africa, New Guinea and Borneo. The article went through a GA nomination in 2014 and has been improved upon since then by Peacemaker and myself. Thank you to all who stop by to help us improve it further. Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 09:50, 19 September 2019 (UTC)

Comments Support by CPA-5
I fixed the nomination's links.
 * Thanks muchly, I forgot that the ACR nomination template has a conniption when dealing with the 2nd AIF "2/" designation. AustralianRupert (talk) 06:51, 20 September 2019 (UTC)
 * during an attack against the Italian garrison at Giarabub Pipe Italians to the Kingdom of Italy.
 * Done - linked at the first mention of Italy. AustralianRupert (talk) 06:51, 20 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Link Allied.
 * Done. AustralianRupert (talk) 06:51, 20 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Link WWI.
 * Done. AustralianRupert (talk) 06:51, 20 September 2019 (UTC)
 * the command of Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Verrier No hyphen between Lieutenant Colonel and no link for the Lieutenant Colonel?
 * Added the link. Regarding the hyphens, I think it could go either way. These days, the Australian Army does not hyphenate it, but at different times they probably have. I went with no hyphen as that is where the lieutenant colonel link points to and my sources seem to use both styles. I can change it if you feel strongly about it, but at this stage I've left it. AustralianRupert (talk) 06:51, 20 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Hello AR. The thing is I've heard and I saw a lot of British sources and people using hyphens in the ranks before and in WWII (well in the British Empire). After WWII the hyphen became archaic and I know before the war and during the war, most dominions still had a lot of British influences. So I guessed that the dominions like Australia back then used it with a hyphen. I would stick with the hyphen because it was a back-then rank in most of the British Empire before it got an update after the war. Cheers. CPA-5 (talk) 21:09, 20 September 2019 (UTC)
 * No worries, I've added them in now. Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 01:01, 21 September 2019 (UTC)

That's anything from me. Cheers. CPA-5 (talk) 12:31, 19 September 2019 (UTC)
 * had departed Australia, the Germans launched a Pipe Germans to Nazi Germany.
 * Done. AustralianRupert (talk) 06:51, 20 September 2019 (UTC)
 * As a result of Italy's entry into the war Pipe Italy to the Kingdom of Italy.
 * Done per the first point. AustralianRupert (talk) 06:51, 20 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Having made the journey to Egypt travelling via South Africa Pipe Egypt to the Kingdom of Egypt. Also South Africa do you mean the dominion or the region, South Africa?
 * Piped; reworded to clarify meaning. AustralianRupert (talk) 06:51, 20 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Following Japan's entry into the war the previous December Pipe Japan to the Empire of Japan.
 * Done. AustralianRupert (talk) 06:51, 20 September 2019 (UTC)
 * After this, large scale divisional manoeuvres took place American large-scale.
 * Added the hyphen per my Macquarie Australian Dictionary. AustralianRupert (talk) 06:51, 20 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Shouldn't the Lieutenant Colonels in the "Commanding officers" section have all a hyphen?
 * Please see my earlier comment above. AustralianRupert (talk) 06:51, 20 September 2019 (UTC)
 * as part of the all volunteer Second Australian Imperial Force (2nd AIF) All volunteer needs a hyphen.
 * Done. AustralianRupert (talk) 06:51, 20 September 2019 (UTC)
 * to help strengthen the garrison there after France capitulated Merge there after.
 * That wouldn't work, sorry, as it would change the meaning. I have reworded it to hopefully deal with the issue. AustralianRupert (talk) 06:51, 20 September 2019 (UTC)
 * G'day, thanks for taking a look. I think I've addressed all of these points now. These are my edits: Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 06:51, 20 September 2019 (UTC)
 * G'day, just checking AR has addressed everything you have mentioned? Cheers, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 07:51, 26 September 2019 (UTC)
 * I already did support. Cheers. CPA-5 (talk) 08:37, 26 September 2019 (UTC)

Image review


 * File:AWM_026689_Australian_2-10th_Inf_Bn_Milne_Bay_Sep_42.jpg: when/where was this first published?
 * Not sure, unfortunately, but I have changed the licence to PD-AustraliaGov, which should resolve the issue hopefully. AustralianRupert (talk) 01:30, 22 September 2019 (UTC)
 * File:Australian_soldiers_training_on_the_Salisbury_Plain_in_June_1940.JPG: suggest linking to more information on Schmedje elsewhere in AWM. Nikkimaria (talk) 13:57, 21 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Updated the note, and linked to both the AWM and Nominal Roll, which confirms that Schmedje was a member of the 2/10th. Thank you for taking a look, Nikki. Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 01:30, 22 September 2019 (UTC)

Comments Support by Zawed
That's my review complete. Cheers, Zawed (talk) 00:35, 28 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Lead: looks good
 * Formation and training: The second paragraph, there are two successive mentions of "under the command". Suggest rephrasing one of these (probably the first, it is easier for readers to grasp being under command of a person rather than a superior unit)
 * used "subordinate to". Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 01:32, 28 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Garrison duties in the United Kingdom: looks good
 * Fighting in the Middle East:is there an appropriate link for the Battle of the Salient?
 * Added a section link. AustralianRupert (talk) 02:26, 28 September 2019 (UTC)
 * New Guinea campaigns: " before the battalion was committed to the New Guinea campaign." The placement of this sentence is a little odd. I think it would work better if it followed the final sentence of the 1st paragraph for a stronger connection to its embarking.
 * Reworked/moved. AustralianRupert (talk) 02:26, 28 September 2019 (UTC)
 * New Guinea campaigns: suggest rewording 1st sentence of 2nd paragraph to avoid embarked, embarking in same sentence.
 * Reworded. AustralianRupert (talk) 02:26, 28 September 2019 (UTC)
 * New Guinea campaigns: "...heavy fighting around KB Mission." Suggest adding context for KB Mission - an old mission station or plantation I assume?
 * Clarified. AustralianRupert (talk) 02:26, 28 September 2019 (UTC)
 * New Guinea campaigns: "A company was detached.." Is that 'A' company or just a company?
 * Clarified - 'C' Coy. AustralianRupert (talk) 02:26, 28 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Borneo and disbandment: looks good
 * G'day, thanks for taking a look. I think these have all been dealt with now. These are the changes that have been made: . Please let me know if you think any more changes are need. Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 02:26, 28 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Looks good, have added my support. Zawed (talk) 08:01, 3 October 2019 (UTC)

Source review - pass
The sources used are all solidly reliable. I have not carried out any spot checks. I found no unattributed close paraphrasing. I consider the sources to be current, as these things go. Everything that I would expect to be cited, is.
 * Wilmot: Worldcat has this as being published in Ringwood, Victoria, rather than Ringwood, New South Wales. Given that the latter seems to consist of a farmhouse I am inclined to believe them. Could you clarify? Thanks.
 * Fixed, thanks. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 22:29, 9 October 2019 (UTC)

Gog the Mild (talk) 10:32, 9 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the source review, Gog! Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 22:29, 9 October 2019 (UTC)

Comments Support from Harrias
That's all from me, a good piece of work. Harrias talk 08:52, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
 * "..the battalion embarked for overseas." This feels like it is missing a word, maybe add "service" at the end?
 * Added. AustralianRupert (talk) 23:52, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Why does the infobox only list that it was part of 7th Division, while in the article it is also listed as being in the 6th and the 9th?
 * Added all assignments - the 7th Division was where the 18th Bde settled after several short stints with other divisions. AustralianRupert (talk) 23:52, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
 * The infobox lists Thomas Daly as a "notable commander", but he is not mentioned at all in the prose, just in the list of commanders at the end, which hardly seems notable.
 * Added mention to the text now -- Daly rose to become a lieutenant general after the war (including a period as the Chief of the General Staff), so he seemed notable compared to the others who don't have wiki articles. I can remove him from the infobox if you feel it best. AustralianRupert (talk) 23:52, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
 * I guess it depends on how you interpret "Notable commanders": Daly was a commander who was notable, but not notable for being the commander. That said, I'm happy enough with its inclusion now that there is explanation in the text, and it certainly isn't something I'm going to hold this up over. Harrias  talk 08:17, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
 * "Under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Verrier – a World War I veteran who had previously commanded the 43rd Battalion[9][10] – after the battalion's recruits had concentrated at Wayville, the 2/10th carried out initial training in the Adelaide Hills to the city's east at Woodside Camp, before moving to New South Wales on the east coast of Australia where further training was completed at Greta Camp and then Ingleburn." This is firstly a very long sentence trying to tell us too much, and secondly ambiguous. It could be read that either Under the command of Verrier, they concentrated at Wayville and then had initial training in the Hills, or that After concentrating at Wayville, they were placed under the command of Verrier, and then had initial training in the Hills. I would recommend splitting and clarifying this sentence.
 * Split and reworked. AustralianRupert (talk) 23:52, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
 * "..and then in the middle of the month, as winter set in they were moved.." Move the comma from after "month" to after "set in".
 * Done. AustralianRupert (talk) 23:52, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Might be worth putting a note after "Hyderabad Barracks", because I got a bit confused with Hyderabad, India.
 * Moved the mention of Colchester closer to hopefully make it clearer. AustralianRupert (talk) 23:52, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
 * "..attacked the shoulders of the salient." What does this mean? Are there any wikilinks that can help?
 * Essentially the flanks of a bulge in the line -- added a link to salient and reworded. AustralianRupert (talk) 23:52, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
 * "..were six missing and 15 wounded," Per MOS:NUM, either "six" and "fifteen" or "6" and "15".
 * Adjusted. AustralianRupert (talk) 23:52, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
 * "..on the Dutch passenger ship, Nieuw Amsterdam," No comma needed before Nieuw (because the definite article was used; if it was the indefinite article, then the comma would be right).
 * Adjusted. AustralianRupert (talk) 23:52, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Pipe "Bombay" to Mumbai; there's a generation growing up that won't recognise Bombay.
 * Added. AustralianRupert (talk) 23:52, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
 * "..conducting a passage of lines.." What does this mean?
 * Essentially an action that sees one unit move through another, usually to assume the task of the in place unit. Seen it done once at battalion level (only on exercise) -- can get a bit confusing. I imagine at brigade or higher, in contact, it would have been a nightmare. Reworded. AustralianRupert (talk) 23:52, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
 * "..in a fortnight of fighting, the battalion suffered.." No comma needed.
 * Removed. AustralianRupert (talk) 23:52, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
 * "The Battle of Shaggy Ridge proved to be the most significant action for the 2/10th.." Considering this is labelled the most significant action, there is very little detail provided about it. Are there any casualty figures, for example?
 * Added casualties and expanded coverage here. AustralianRupert (talk) 23:52, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
 * "..with a group of about 70 being.." Re-word to avoid the Noun plus -ing construction.
 * Reworded. AustralianRupert (talk) 23:52, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
 * G'day, thanks for taking a look at this. I think I've gotten all your points above. These are my edits: . If I've missed anything, please let me know. Thanks for your time. Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 23:52, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Great article as usual, nothing else from me. Harrias  talk 08:17, 13 October 2019 (UTC)