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Check for Provide an accessible overview (MOS:INTRO): Done
Major Point 1: Early life "Born in Auckland in 1883, Sanders took up a seafaring career in 1899. He initially worked aboard steamships before transferring to sailing ships working around New Zealand waters to enhance his career prospects." (summarised well in the lead)
Major Point 2: First World War "After the outbreak of the First World War, he earned a master's certificate in late 1914 and joined the Royal Naval Reserve. He completed military training in the United Kingdom after which he served aboard the Helgoland, a Q-ship which operated against German submarines." (summarised well in the lead)
Major Point 2.1: HMS Prize "His Victoria Cross was won in April 1917 while commanding the HMS Prize. He was killed in action a few months later when the Prize was sunk by a German U-boat." (summarised well in the lead) (not a concise summary of the corresponding section in the body, the notability of this article is in this point, hence it should be given due weight.)
Major Point 3: Memorials "" (not in the lead, this point is given a Heading 2 in the body, either it should appear in the lead or the Heading 2 should be removed with the relevant content adjusted in the other sections.)
Check for Relative emphasis: Done
Major Point 1: Early life "Born in Auckland in 1883, Sanders took up a seafaring career in 1899. He initially worked aboard steamships before transferring to sailing ships working around New Zealand waters to enhance his career prospects." (the lead gives due weight as is given in the body)
Major Point 2: First World War "After the outbreak of the First World War, he earned a master's certificate in late 1914 and joined the Royal Naval Reserve. He completed military training in the United Kingdom after which he served aboard the Helgoland, a Q-ship which operated against German submarines." (the lead gives due weight as is given in the body)
Major Point 2.1: HMS Prize "His Victoria Cross was won in April 1917 while commanding the HMS Prize. He was killed in action a few months later when the Prize was sunk by a German U-boat." (the lead does not give due weight as is given in the body, the notability of this article is in this point, hence it should be given due weight.)
Major Point 3: Memorials "" (not in the lead, this point is given a Heading 2, either it should appear in the lead or the Heading 2 should be removed with the relevant content adjusted in the other sections.)
"William Edward Sanders VC, DSO (7 February 1883 – 14 August 1917) was a New Zealander recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces."
Check for Format of the first sentence (MOS:BOLDTITLE): Done
Check for Proper names and titles: Done
Check for Abbreviations and synonyms (MOS:BOLDSYN): None
Zawed, I'm very happy and inspired to see your work here. I do have some insights based on the above checklist that I think will improve the article:
I think the lead can be improved in order to provide an accessible overview and to give relative emphasis.
Besides that, I think the article looks excellent. Please feel free to strike out any recommendation from this review which you think will not help in improving the article which is our main aim here. All the best, --Seabuckthorn♥ 06:10, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Seabuckthorn, many thanks for the review. That is an extensive and no doubt time-consuming checklist you have worked through there. I have revised both the lead and section headings in response to your comments. Let me know if you believe the lead still does not accurately reflect the body of the article or place appropriate weight on the VC. Cheers. Zawed (talk) 08:27, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
The lead looks perfect now! Thanks, Zawed, very much for your diligence, care and precision in writing such great articles. --Seabuckthorn♥ 09:35, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoting the article to GA status. --Seabuckthorn♥ 09:35, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Kia ora Zawed (and other interested editors), I thought I'd point out that the person's common name is William Sanders. Do you know how to determine the common name from a DNZB entry? I'm working my way through this list and have yet to find an entry where they've got the common name wrong.
That all said, he's obviously got a gravestone in Purewa Cemetery (Block F Row 44 Plot 221). Here's a photo of it. Worth adding to the article? Schwede66 04:55, 14 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
He was killed in action when Prize was sunk by a U-boat on her fourth patrol. supposedly the word her between on and fourth is his! 2404:8000:1027:D5FD:68F2:64C5:6A6C:CBE2 (talk) 08:43, 11 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
British usage is to consider ships as female. 'her' refers to Prize, not Sanders. John M Brear (talk) 14:22, 11 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]