Talk:John Shipp (British Army officer)

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Contested deletion[edit]

This article should not be speedy deleted as being about a person, animal, organization or web content but which fails to assert the importance of its subject, because... (it asserts the importance of its subject.) --Rich Farmbrough, 19:38, 24 August 2011 (UTC).[reply]

Retain but improve: His memoirs went through at least four editions so he must have been of some importance/interest "back in the day" REF http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/manxsoc/msvol24/p122.htm. The Times reviewed the third edition in REF: The Times, Thursday, Aug 28, 1890; pg. 4; Issue 33102; col A, where the work was listed as one of the "Books Of The Week". The reviewer states "for a man of little more than 30 to have twice won his commission from the ranks was...an achievement unique in the annals of the British army". (He started as a drummer boy at the age of ten according to the times) Could this be used as evidence of Notability? Bigyaks (talk) 20:51, 24 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

He's also in the dictionary of national biography......Bigyaks (talk) 20:58, 24 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I'll add the times ref to his "Notability" to the first paragraph. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bigyaks (talk • contribs) 10:08, 25 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]