Talk:Battle of Delville Wood

message: Due ot ehlping out a few members of the Cricket WikiProject with a few bits and pieces, I've just discovered that South African cricketer Claude Newberry was one of the casualties of this battle, see .  Doubtless there were more, do such figures deserve a mention in this article (it seems a little unfair on those who were not famous of course), or should the only mention be in the other direction? David Underdown (talk) 13:29, 28 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notable casualty 

message: Sorry I missed out on the vote for A - very nice improvements. One further suggrestion: please rewrite the outcome, it's a bit convoluted. Dhatfield (talk) 21:50, 28 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Good work 

message: #I believe this article meets A class standard. One issue I see is the use of endashes where normal hyphens should be used. I've fixed some, but there are more I believe. This shouldn't prevent A class, but I think it would be an issue at FA (albeit seemingly minor). If someone else can take a look and try to fix, that would be great as it is a bit laborious, so I didn't get through all of them. Anyway, good work on the article. — AustralianRupert (talk) 00:37, 31 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Outstanding issues from previous A-Class Review

message: A very interesting page (one of the best linked to the B of t Somme page) but a quibble if I may, Longueval is a village.Keith-264 (talk) 20:30, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Longueval 

message: Moved to seperate page.Keith-264 (talk) 19:51, 7 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Orders of battle 

message: Hi, thanks for a very useful section on Delville Wood.  But in the diary of the 10th bat Essex regt, in the 53rd brigade, there is a map and a description for the night of 19th-20th July showing them occupying the southern half of Delville wood, from its eastern end as far west as Buchanan Street, and from Princes street down to the southern boundary of the wood.  They seemed to have moved to this position on the evening of the 19th.
Your map described as 18-20th July shows the Germans occupying this area.  Perhaps it is just the situation on the 18th ?
I would be happy to send you images from this diary, which I got from the UK national archives.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.155.200.150 (talk) 20:57, 15 July 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I've been rearranging the page here User:Keith-264/sandbox but it will be a while before I add much as I'm having a rest from the big pages. Feel free to add on either page but we need to be careful about copyright, see here Wikimedia Commons (If this is old news to you I apologise.;O)Keith-264 (talk) 22:34, 15 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Delville wood 19-20th July 

message: Tidied the page, did sfn's and added a few references.Keith-264 (talk) 00:10, 6 August 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Re Farawayman, please explain your revert.Keith-264 (talk) 07:25, 6 August 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I think many of the changes you made were good and are needed, however - all of the images you deleted are unique and directly related to Delville Wood and should remain.  Many editors have worked on this article, and its simply good practice to consult and debate the changes before making them, particularly when you intend deleting 13 Kb of data!  Farawayman (talk) 07:33, 6 August 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm delighted you're still around, I had a look at your talk page and thought you'd gone quiet. I'd made a few comments on the Delville talk page and got no answer. User:Keith-264/sandbox The draft I put on last night is here, which I prefer because I think the old page is rather cluttered with images (a matter of taste of course) and I changed the references to sfn's to make them clicky for easier use. As I remarked some time ago, I thought that it was one of the best Somme pages but that said, there is the usual problem of Anglocentric bias (hard to avoid given the lack of translations of French and German sources but there are a few more these days) and the absence of material on the influence of Verdun, Brusilov, supply, intelligence and air power. The fighting around the wood lasted from 15 July to 14 September so I was hoping to add material to reflect that. See Battle of Guillemont for example. Are you interested in a collaboration?Keith-264 (talk) 07:51, 6 August 2013 (UTC)

text: Currently on a business trip, will have some time to devote to this next week.  Sure, willing to collaborate! Farawayman (talk) 22:08, 7 August 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I had a try at adding some of the pictures you mentioned to my revised draft here User:Keith-264/sandbox and managed to squeeze most of them in. If you like the result, could it be the basis for an agreed revised page? I was thinking of adding sections on the German army and air power in the next few days but I won't change anything on the official page until everyone's satisfied. Hope the business goes well.Keith-264 (talk) 22:18, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

text: Finally pulled my finger out and finished the redraft. I think  there are few rough edges but it's good enough as a work in progress.Keith-264 (talk) 09:34, 2 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  CE 

message: FYI I have uploaded an image of a plaque depicting a trench scene from The Cenotaph, Cape Town to Commons. "The trench scene represents the burnt-out Delville Wood in July 1916 when held by SA forces." (Binckes, 2010, p 131). HelenOnline 12:35, 18 August 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks, I've put it in the casualties section for the moment. Have you asked Farawayman? He did most of the illustations in the article.Keith-264 (talk) 12:39, 18 August 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks. I haven't asked anyone. I thought it best to ask here than fiddle with something I know nothing about. I have added all four battle scenes to a gallery The Cenotaph, Cape Town. HelenOnline 12:41, 18 August 2014 (UTC)

text: He might know what the scene represents. Thanks for taking the trouble, most of my uploads are blurred copies of newspaper maps. Keith-264 (talk) 12:53, 18 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  New image 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: There are two possible targets for Uys1983. DuncanHill (talk) 12:07, 7 December 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks, think i found it. Keith-264 (talk) 17:25, 7 December 2020 (UTC)
replies: text:  Many thanks. DuncanHill (talk) 18:32, 7 December 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ref problem 

message: Morning, I'm curious about your edit to the coords, what does "-80" do? Regards Keith-264 (talk) 10:12, 24 February 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: The whole string is the ISO 3166-2:FR code for Somme (department).  It's more specific than the code for the entire country. DocWatson42 (talk) 10:21, 24 February 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks. Regards Keith-264 (talk) 10:39, 24 February 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: You're welcome. ^_^ — DocWatson42 (talk) 00:55, 25 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Recent edits