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Date	Process	Result
June 27, 2021	Good article nominee	Listed
July 7, 2022	WikiProject A-class review	Approved

A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on June 27, 2021.

The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Major-General Freddie de Guingand was invested with his knighthood in the field by King George VI?

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Serious Pov issues[edit]

There is some serious POV-pushing in this article, mostly concerning the qualities of the subject. I have removed some, but a few issues remain outstanding, be it that he was "blessed with considerable diplomatic skills..." or hugely successful in business. Perhaps as a result of the POV agenda, there's also considerable WP:OR involved (cites to the London Gazette in particular).—Brigade Piron (talk) 10:15, 31 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review[edit]

This review is transcluded from Talk:Freddie de Guingand/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Hog Farm (talk · contribs) 23:39, 12 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"In 1926 de Guingand volunteered for service on secondment with the King's African Rifles." - Is there a link for secondment?
Yes, secondment, per WP:WHAAOE. Linked. (At the Hood it was called it TDY - you may be more familiar with that term.) Hawkeye7 (discuss) 01:56, 16 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
"he was appointed as Eighth Army's Brigadier General Staff (Operations) vice Brigadier Jock Whiteley." - I'm finding this phrase confusing. It may just be comprehension issues on my part, though.
See Staff_(military)#British_and_Commonwealth_staff. The British staff was divided into G and A&Q branches. The BGS was the head of the G branch. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 01:56, 16 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
"his wife Arlie was understandably unimpressed with austere post-war Britain" - I'm concerned that "understandably" may be editorializing here, may be best to leave the word out.
Deleted. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 01:56, 16 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Sourcing and image licensing looks fine.

Not much to nitpick on here; good work. Hog Farm _Talk 01:25, 16 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Did you know nomination[edit]

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The result was: promoted by Desertarun (talk) 07:35, 19 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Investiture in the field

... that Major-General Freddie de Guingand was invested with his knighthood in the field by King George VI (pictured)? Source: [1]
- ALT1:... that ...? Source: "You are strongly encouraged to quote the source text supporting each hook" (and [link] the source, or cite it briefly without using citation templates)

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The UNSC and the United States resolutions on the Iran Arms

Improved to Good Article status by Hawkeye7 (talk). Self-nominated at 05:13, 16 May 2021 (UTC).[reply]

Hi Hawkeye7, what an excellent article! Promoted GA on 16 May; well written, cited inline throughout; I don't have access to the offline sources but I did a spotcheck on some of those available to me and found no issues with overly close paraphrasing; hook is interesting enough for me and supported by a great photo (though some may consider it not suitable at small scale, I like it); source used in article for hook is offline but the IWM photo listing here confirms the fact; image is appropriately and freely licensed; a QPQ has been carried out. Looks fine to me - Dumelow (talk) 09:41, 17 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]