Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Assessment/Raymond Leane


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Raymond Leane

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Raymond Leane rose from the rank of captain to command the 12th Australian Brigade during WWI, fighting first at Gallipoli and then in France and Belgium. He was considered by the Official War Historian, Charles Bean, to be the "foremost fighting leader" in the Australian Imperial Force. Strong-minded, he notably disobeyed superior orders on several occasions, but was forgiven such breaches of discipline essentially because he knew what he was doing. After the war he served as Commissioner of the South Australia Police from 1920 to 1944, introducing many reforms, and was knighted after his retirement. This article recently went through GAN, and I'm keen to see where it can be improved. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 04:27, 27 August 2017 (UTC)

Support: I did a bit of work in 2013 on this article to add references etc, but I don't think I'm too involved to comment here as it has been improved a hundred fold since then by PM. Anyway, I have the following suggestions/observations (nice work, by the way, PM): AustralianRupert (talk) 12:48, 2 September 2017 (UTC)
 * commanding officer is overlinked, as is 3rd Brigade (Australia) and Anzac Day
 * in the Gallipoli campaign section, maybe clarify that after the Gaba Tepe raid, Leane rejoined the rest of the 11th Battalion on the main defensive line?
 * "raised from a cadre drawn from the 16th Battalion" perhaps adjust slightly: "raised in Egypt from a cadre drawn from the 16th Battalion along with reinforcements from Australia"?
 * "8 August, "the black day of the German Army", during" --> I wonder if the quote should be attributed to Ludendorff
 * slight repetition: "achievement of the third "exploitation" phase of the attack would not be achieved by patrols" (achievement and achieved, perhaps reword?)
 * "File:SLSA B-18634 Ex-Police Commissioner W. H. Raymond and current Police Commissioner R. L. Leane circa 1920.jpg": might look more visually appealing with the border cropped off
 * You're right, but I lack the skills, I tried twice, but it doesn't seem to have accepted it. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 08:13, 3 September 2017 (UTC)
 * G'day, PM, pretty sure its just a cache issue. I've had it happen a few times with images. If you revert to the second version, I'm pretty sure it will come right eventually. Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 08:21, 3 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Indeed, I just purged my cache and it now appears without the border. Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 08:24, 3 September 2017 (UTC)


 * in the References, slightly inconsistent format: "(5 ed.)" (for several iterations of Bean) v. "(3rd ed.)" for instance for Inglis and Gill
 * Thanks, all done. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 09:07, 3 September 2017 (UTC)

Image review
 * File:PozièresWindmillsite.jpg: what is the copyright status of the memorial? Nikkimaria (talk) 13:47, 2 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Couldn't determine, so swapped it out for an AWM one of the site immediately after the battle. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 08:13, 3 September 2017 (UTC)

Support I reviewed this article for GA, and I feel that it meets our A class standard. Hawkeye7  (talk)  20:38, 5 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks Hawkeye! Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 23:14, 5 September 2017 (UTC)

Support As always nice work by PM. Regards, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (talk &bull;&#32;mail) 04:51, 19 September 2017 (UTC)


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