Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Donald Ross (British Army officer)

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The result was delete. j⚛e decker ^talk 02:25, 2 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Donald Ross (British Army officer)

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Contested prod, not sufficiently notable. PatGallacher (talk) 18:45, 25 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The post of Lord Lieutenant is an honorary one with no political power, and there is no consensus that holders of this post are inherently notable. Colonel is below the rank which would make him inherently notable (see WP:SOLDIER) and OBEs are ten a penny. There was a comparable discussion about his predecessor Donald Hardie, but it was decided that he was notable mainly because he had held the rank of Brigadier which is inherently notable, but also because he had held the more important honour of CVO. PatGallacher (talk) 18:54, 25 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nom. About the only thing I could find about Ross is his reminiscences about the regimental mascot, which gives a two-line biography (of him, not the mascot). Clarityfiend (talk) 22:26, 25 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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delete per nom. His posts do not confer automatic notability. LibStar (talk) 15:15, 26 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - doesn't meet GNG or SOLDIER. Peacemaker67 (send... over) 14:31, 27 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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