Talk:Sandy Woodward

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Name[edit]

Shouldn't this article be under his real name instead of his nickname? Drutt (talk) 00:59, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Assessment[edit]

There ought to be a short critique of his performance as top commander in the Falklands campaign. 86.180.157.118 (talk) 14:29, 19 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Reaction to his death[edit]

I added in two comments about him, made at the tome of his death, largely because at ITN/C there was a desire for this in order for the article to be eligible to go on WP:ITN.

Personally I don't think that having reactions to someone's death should be a requirement but that seems to be the way that WP:ITN/C works.

I have added back the reaction from Sir George Zambellas as being a military man his opinion is, IMO, more credible than that of David Cameron.

I do understand that this is not a memorial. In general comments (from someone worth listening to) about a person's work and significance do add something to the article as they help a non-expert to assess the person. However comments only tend to be made, and hence are only available for inclusion, at significant times in the person's life, e.g. retirement and death.

FerdinandFrog (talk) 11:22, 7 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Anything that praises his achievements must be done in the relevant section. At present, it just looks like a eulogy or obituary, and thus fails WP:MEMORIAL. SO now it's trimmed and formatted as part of his achievements in life. -- Ohc ^¡digame!_{¿que pasa?} 13:51, 7 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

That looks fine to me and fits better than what I wrote. As I said it is the ITN/C crowd that like to see reactions to deaths, not me. FerdinandFrog (talk) 14:09, 7 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Birth[edit]

'Woodward was born on 1 May 1932 at Penzance, Cornwall, to a bank clerk.'

Very abrupt sentence. It is normal to name the parents. Presumably it was the father who was a bank clerk. Or not? Valetude (talk) 18:45, 22 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Joined the Navy at age 14?[edit]

He was born in 1932 and entered service in 1946 according to this article. He was 14 years old back then! 82.169.103.207 (talk) 13:36, 11 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

He went to the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, at the age of 13. You'll see this in a number of the references, including various of the obituaries. --David Biddulph (talk) 14:07, 11 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Inaccuracy in the Introduction[edit]

The introductory paragraph states that in the Falklands War he commanded the Task Force. But the Naval Career section states that he commanded a Task Group within the Task Force. 2.24.42.90 (talk) 21:44, 25 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]