Talk:Donald Campbell

message: It says he dies Coniston Water, Lancs, England (in the side box thing). But apparently Coniston Water is in Cumbria. Should this be changed?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.110.63.76 (talk) 10:35, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: While it says Lancashire in the main text of the article as well, Coniston Water is definitely in Cumbria. Alex McKee (talk) 12:24, 1 May 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Coniston Water is in Cumbria, see the wiki page on Coniston Water.--Gritstone1976 (talk) 20:42, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Died? 

message: The following seems to be the source of a large part of this article and has a copyright notice on it:
http://www.bluebird-electric.net/donald_campbell_cbe.htm
However, this text is distributed throughout the Internet and I'm not sure which came first.
Mark Hurd 05:04, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Copyvio? 

message: 'Campbell's headless body was recovered from the lake on May 28, 2001. He was laid to rest in Coniston cemetery on 12 September 2001 after a funeral service in Coniston village attended by his wife Tonia, daughter Gina, other members of his family, members of his former team, and admirers.'
217.134.241.49mp217.134.241.49
noted also that the helmet was found (presumably along with the rest of the 2001 trawl) but not his skull. odd, isn't it?
duncanrmi (talk) 09:21, 3 September 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: Bad taste, but true

message: In a sidebar, the source given (BBC article about preserving the tape to CD format) lists his last words as: "I Can't see much, the water's very bad indeed... I'm getting a lot of bloody row in here... I've got the bows up... I've gone"  The body text says: 
His last words were: "The water's dark green and I can't see a bloody thing. Hallo the bow is up. I'm going. I'm on my back. I'm gone." —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 52.129.8.48 (talk) 15:22, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Last words? 

message: I've started a cat. for listing the various Bluebirds. Assistance is very welcome, particularly with writing articles to go into it. I can't believe there isn't yet an article on Bluebird K7! I intend to list everything ASAP, then worry about individual expansion later - Andy Dingley (talk) 18:02, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[:Category:Bluebird record-breaking vehicles]] 

message: It has been suggested that Donald Campbell be re-categorised into :Category:Teddy bears. Andy Dingley (talk) 11:44, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Mr Whoppit]] 

message: According to this website  Campbell was born at Canbury near Kingston on Thames, not at Horley. So what's his correct place of birth? Mister Flash (talk) 19:10, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Canbury, Malcolm didn't move to Horley until just after his birth (before Jean's). (ref. Tremayne, Man Behind The Mask) Andy Dingley (talk) 19:21, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I've changed the article to reflect this. Mister Flash (talk) 21:11, 9 April 2009 (UTC)

text: Given that the 'consensus' version is unreferenced, whereas the Horley version is refed, I have simplified the usage to a single one in the box, and requested a citation for that one. Atlas-maker (talk) 21:06, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: OK I have provided four references for Canbury, one is a primary reference that says his birth is registered Kingston, this is supported by the other references, do want any more? MilborneOne (talk) 21:52, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I think 4 is way OTT, quite ugly and probably a bit pointy. Where did you get the primary birth cert ref? Just happen to have a copy lying around at home? Atlas-maker (talk) 06:47, 17 July 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: The birth index ref was already in use in the article I didnt add it but it can be found at http://www.freebmd.org.uk/search as well. It was a bit pointy as I needed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the Povey Cross reference was clearly wrong, no reason why we cant remove the extra refs if your happy. MilborneOne (talk) 12:03, 17 July 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually, none of the first 3 indicate to me that he was born in Kingston, just that his birth was registered there. Which would make sense as County Hall is located there. I personally don't know where he was born. But I would like to see p815 of the Register to see the complete entry and see for sure where he was born. I think that a website belonging to his daughter is much more likely to have the correct birthplace than any passing mention in a Daily Newsrag at the time of his Blue Plaque. Funny that the plaque doesnt mention he was born in that house. Atlas-maker (talk) 12:50, 17 July 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Both the English Heritage and the book referenced mention he was born at Canbury House, if his birth was registered in Kingston he must have been born somewhere in the Kingston registration disrict, Anybody born in Horley in the 1920s would appear in the Reigate registration district not Kingston. The family did not move to Povey Cross until after he was born but his sister was born there. Sounds like you need more references to not less. MilborneOne (talk) 13:08, 17 July 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: More? No. Different? Yes. Atlas-maker (talk) 13:22, 17 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Where was he born 

message: The source for claiming Campbell was a Wiccan seems very flimsy indeed.  Is there anything to substantiate it?Wessexboy (talk) 21:31, 24 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Religion 

message: In an interview on BBC Radio 4 Today programme (25 Oct 2011) Campbell's daughter stated she was 17 years old when her father died. This puts her birth around 1949/50, not 1946 as stated in Wikipedia. This is confirmed at http://www.bluebirdteamracing.net/bluebirdsupportersclub/peo/gc.html which gives her date of birth as 19 Sept 1949. 86.24.70.90 (talk) 08:15, 25 October 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Although we are not allowed to use it primary sources indicate 1946 Q3 in Surrey and this is backed up by secondary sources like the odnb . MilborneOne (talk) 20:39, 5 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Daughter's birth date 

message: Given the notoriety of Campbell's final run and death, this section requires considerable work. It makes many assertions about the cause that are unsupported by references.Robma (talk) 08:43, 10 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cause of accident 

message: FYI.  Andy Dingley (talk) 23:50, 14 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mr Whoppit]] 

message: "Campbell chose a lucky date to hold a press conference at the Charing Cross Hotel on 7 July 1965..." <- What does this mean? Fotoguzzi (talk) 18:42, 13 February 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: A guess but probably because it is 7/7 and the number seven appears a few times in relation to Campbell. MilborneOne (talk) 16:09, 14 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Campbell chose a lucky date 

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