Talk:Lionel Matthews

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June 15, 2019	Good article nominee	Listed
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206.207.170.41 (talk) 17:48, 2 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: clear in revision 1009865001 that this is vandalism. — TGHL ↗ (talk) 18:21, 2 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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edit this out 192.149.88.80 (talk) 18:06, 2 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. — TGHL ↗ (talk) 18:11, 2 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Date on photograph

The photo is captioned "Lionel Matthews in March 1944". He looks remarkably well dressed and relaxed given that he had been in a POW camp for 18 months and had been tortured by the Japanese. The photo must have been taken the day he was executed, or the day before, unless the date is incorrect. Weka511 (talk) 01:37, 2 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, thanks. It has been fixed. It is actually from before he was captured. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 10:01, 2 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]