Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Assessment/Stanley Gibbs

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Article promoted by HJ Mitchell (talk) via MilHistBot (talk) 07:30, 12 November 2017 (UTC) « Return to A-Class review list[reply]

Stanley Gibbs

Nominator(s): Abraham, B.S. (talk)

Perhaps not as clear a military topic as some of the others here, but I think it still fits and is up to the ACR challenge. Stanley Gibbs was an Australian shipping clerk, most notable for being awarded the Albert Medal (later exchanged for the George Cross) in 1927 for attempting to save the life of a teenager during a shark attacked at Port Hacking, New South Wales. The coroner investigating the incident claimed that Gibbs' "bravery and self sacrifice merits the award of the Victoria Cross", while the local mayor compared Gibbs' actions to the battlefield heroics of the First World War. Gibbs' later served in the Second Australian Imperial Force during the Second World War, but his service in an operational theatre was brief: he broke his leg the day he arrived in New Guinea. Any and all comments welcome! Cheers, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 08:14, 23 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Support: G'day, sorry, not a lot stood out to me in terms of things to address. It looks pretty good to me: AustralianRupert (talk) 23:46, 14 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

there is only one duplicate link (George Cross, in the lead), which seems appropriate in the circumstances (no action required)
the article seems well referenced and complete
the prose seemed ok to me
citations appear consistent and reliable
images seem appropriately licenced to me
do we know the year that he divorced? Currently it seems a bit indistinct (not really a requirement, though)

Unfortunately not. I searched through all of my secondary sources and spent quite a bit of time Trove diving to no avail. Abraham, B.S. (talk) 07:36, 17 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

do we know any more details on the accident that led to the broken leg? Was it a motor vehicle accident, a slip-fall...?

Same as above, unfortunately. Nothing specific is mentioned in the secondary sources nor Gibbs' service record. I also had a look through the battalion war diary, but found nothing there either. In any case, thanks very much for the review, AustralianRupert! Cheers, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 07:36, 17 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Support I reviewed this at GAN back in July, and have looked at the changes since. I consider it meets the A-Class criteria. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 12:34, 20 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the review, Peacemaker67! Cheers, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 12:38, 20 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Support Looks fine to me, but a couple of comments:

"He was followed by sister Ellen in 1910, Phyllis in 1912, and brother Lindsay in 1917." Seems awkward. Suggest "He was followed by two sisters, Ellen in 1910 and Phyllis in 1912, and a brother, Lindsay, in 1917."

Done.

"It was Stanley Gibbs the hero of tho Port Hacking shark tragedy" should be "of the"

Good catch – fixed.

Hawkeye7 (discuss) 04:31, 11 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the review, Hawkeye7! Cheers, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 04:35, 11 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Image Review:
- All images check out as being PD and seem to have the required templates and information as far as I can tell. Anotherclown (talk) 11:17, 11 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for checking, Anotherclown! Cheers, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 11:35, 11 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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