# Talk:Johan Wilhelm Colenbrander

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Reviewer: Zawed (talk · contribs) 09:22, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
I will take this one, comments to follow in due course. Zawed (talk) 09:22, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
Time has gotten away on me again here, some comments as follows:
Lead

Add a bracketed translation for inkosi, (chief)
Done - Dumelow (talk) 23:23, 10 December 2022 (UTC)
Early life

link indigo? I'm not sure what an indigo plantation is, and I may not be the only one.
Linked to Indigo dye - Dumelow (talk) 23:23, 10 December 2022 (UTC)
Zululand

...made a Zulu chief by King Cetshwayo: suggest "made a chief by Cetshwayo, the king of the Zulus."
Done - Dumelow (talk) 23:23, 10 December 2022 (UTC)
...Zulu Inkosi: as per the comment in the lead, suggest a bracketed English-translation for Inkosi
Done - Dumelow (talk) 23:23, 10 December 2022 (UTC)
 In 1883 he married Mollie Mullins.: don't suppose there is any context to who Mullins was? Daughter of settlers or an Anglo official?
Added a little more I found on her - Dumelow (talk) 23:23, 10 December 2022 (UTC)
Rhodesia

Colenbrander worked for a period: suggest "Colenbrander then worked for a period"
Done - Dumelow (talk) 23:23, 10 December 2022 (UTC)
accompanied two of his inDuna to England: suggest a bracketed English-translation for inDuna
Done - Dumelow (talk) 23:23, 10 December 2022 (UTC)
in the 1893-1894 war: change to endash style
Done - Dumelow (talk) 23:23, 10 December 2022 (UTC)
at one point having a horse shot from under him.: any more context on this or his duties with the police?
Nothing in the current sources.  I've since discovered there was a biography of him published in 1961 and have ordered a copy so possibly room for future expansion of the article - Dumelow (talk) 23:23, 10 December 2022 (UTC)
the rank of Captain: lower case for captain in this usage, also link
Done - Dumelow (talk) 23:23, 10 December 2022 (UTC)
Second Boer War

During the Second Boer War (1899-1902)...: endash for the date range
Done - Dumelow (talk) 23:23, 10 December 2022 (UTC)
link lieutenant-colonel, General
Done - Dumelow (talk) 23:23, 10 December 2022 (UTC)
5 Boers: elsewhere in this section, small numbers are written out.
Later life

I see he remarries twice in this section, any context on his wives, particularly the fate of Nunn?
managed to find a new source that covers a bit more on his wives and expanded this a little - Dumelow (talk) 23:23, 10 December 2022 (UTC)
References

Is ref 14 a self-piublished source? Otherwise generally look OK and most are pretty modern which I think will be important here.
Yep, I missed that.  He comes up with some military history credentials but I've replaced this - Dumelow (talk) 23:23, 10 December 2022 (UTC)
Ref 1: Natural or National? Same applies to ref 7
Weird! Fixed - Dumelow (talk) 07:16, 11 December 2022 (UTC)
I note ref 3 needs an endash in the date range. Ditto refs 10 and 12
Fixed - Dumelow (talk) 07:16, 11 December 2022 (UTC)
Some book sources are missing place of publication
Got all these.  I've tried to track down the actual journal article in "African Review" but no luck so far - Dumelow (talk) 07:16, 11 December 2022 (UTC)
Other stuff

Image tags OK
One dupe link: Pietersburg
Removed - Dumelow (talk) 23:23, 10 December 2022 (UTC)
That's it for me, placing on hold. Cheers, Zawed (talk) 21:39, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

Thanks Zawed.  I think I've addressed most things above, my internets a bit flaky at the moment so I'll leave it there for now and try to address the remainder in the morning - Dumelow (talk) 23:28, 10 December 2022 (UTC)
Hi Zawed, think that's everything now.  I've added some new content sou would be glad of a quick review of that if you can.  Many thanks - Dumelow (talk) 07:16, 11 December 2022 (UTC)
So sorry, while searching for photographs I found a few tidbits from contemporary newspapers, including coverage of a fraud trial that I've incorporated.  Wary of relying too much on contemporary sources but I think it was worth including.  I'd appreciate your review of this - Dumelow (talk) 10:29, 11 December 2022 (UTC)
I made a few tweaks but otherwise looks all in order so am passing as GA. Merry Xmas! Zawed (talk) 09:55, 24 December 2022 (UTC)