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The result was delete. Olaf Davis (talk) 12:58, 30 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Browse around and all you'll find is genealogical information, and the usual findagrave stuff. Person was a midshipman in the operation, so there seems to be no "inherent" notability. Drmies (talk) 02:43, 22 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete as non-notable. BMK (talk) 02:52, 22 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete No evidence of satisfying WP:GNG. There are many fine tombstones in cemeteries around the world, and an article has to based on more than an epitaph. Johnuniq (talk) 12:02, 22 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete - No evidence of notability. Bali88 (talk) 23:51, 22 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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• Maybe merge to somewhere? Ideally someone should go and look at his papers. :) All the best: Rich Farmbrough, 05:42, 26 April 2014 (UTC).
  

• What papers? BMK (talk) 06:32, 26 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete. Junior officer "notable" only for involvement in a single event in which many others were also involved. -- Necrothesp (talk) 12:20, 30 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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