Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John Bernard Robert Watson

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The result was keep. Wifione ^Message 18:26, 21 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

John Bernard Robert Watson

British Army officer who not notable per Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Notability guide Jim Sweeney (talk) 11:53, 14 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Meets WP:GNG, sufficient sources already cited in the article, more are yielded with a quick search e.g. [1], [2].--Pontificalibus (talk) 19:22, 14 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions. —Tom Morris (talk) 20:49, 14 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. —Tom Morris (talk) 20:51, 14 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - again I have to respectfully disagree. The coverage does not seem "significant" to me. An obituary and a couple of passing mentions in books. In my opinion the subject lacks "signficant coverage" in reliable sources and under the WP:GNG is likely not-notable. Subject was a platoon commander during D-Day and was awarded the Military Cross for later actions as a company commander, neither of which is necessarily enough to afford notability under WP:SOLDIER, no matter how laudable that is. Anotherclown (talk) 08:49, 15 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Telegraph obituary certainly constitutes significant coverage. As you appear to have read the cited books, could you please give a rough idea of how many words the coverage of the subject extends to, so that other editors can judge whether the mentions are passing? Phil Bridger (talk) 22:16, 16 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Please see my argument at WP:Articles_for_deletion/Sandy_Smith_(British_Army_officer). - Dank (push to talk) 21:30, 16 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Full obituary in the Daily Telegraph = notable. -- Necrothesp (talk) 13:35, 19 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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