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Did you know... that Harry Daley, who joined the
Metropolitan Police in 1925, was the first openly gay British police officer?
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... that Harry Daley, who joined the
Metropolitan Police in 1925, was the first openly gay British police officer? "campaigners want Britain’s first openly gay policeman to be honoured after being told he was “not famous enough” for a historic blue plaque." from: France, Anthony (19 February 2021).
"'Honour Met's first gay policeman with blue plaque,' say campaigners". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
The article is in very solid shape. My comments are mostly picky and you are free to ignore them. Some of them are not going to be required by the GA criteria, but I thought I should mention them anyway.
My pickiness might be an issue of English variation. I speak and write US English, so maybe my comments are not relevant for this article. I don't know.
Can you take a look at
File:E. M. Forster von Dora Carrington, 1924-25.jpg? Commons is asking for a reason for why it is public domain in the US, but I don't entirely understand how it is; the templates they provide don't seem to fit. I filled in parameters for why it's PD in the UK.
Harry Daley was educated at the local school from the age of three. Daley's father died at sea during a storm in 1911 and instead of going to secondary school Daley decided to help support his family by becoming a telegram boy -- do you know the date in 1911? The switch between Daley and his father seems disjointed... if we know the date, we could just continue the first sentence with "and at age 10, his father died...". Or alternatively, if we don't know or if you think it's better, the first clause of the second sentence could be altered to make Daley the subject: "Owing to his father's 1911 death at sea in a storm, Daley decided...". Let me know what you think? It ultimately doesn't really matter.
Yep, you're right. Storm was September 1911 so he was nine. I've reworded this and the following sentence and would welcome your thoughts -
Dumelow (
talk)
19:55, 17 July 2021 (UTC)reply
During the First World War his mother --> During the First World War, his mother
We use "noted" a lot. What do you think about its use in light of
MOS:SAID? Even if you think it is fine, and it may be, you may find that the flow is better if we vary the word choice and omit some of the "noted"s.
Is there anything more to say about The Prisoners of War and its "homosexual theme"? It may not be worthy of inclusion or relevant, so I pass this to you. Maybe a footnote?
Through Ackerley, Daley came into contact with a wider circle of writers and artists, including those of the Bloomsbury Group. A portrait of Daley was painted by Bloomsbury Group member Duncan Grant in 1930. -- this is personal preference, but we only learn the relevance of the preceding sentence at the end of the second one. I think it could be better to say something like, "including those of the Bloomsbury Group, whose member Duncan Grant had painted a portrait of him in 1930".
Daley destroyed all his other written records before his death; leaving an estate worth £803 --> Daley destroyed all his other written records before his death, leaving an estate worth £803
This is a beautiful, well-written article, about an important topic. After checking the
good article criteria, I am convinced that it meets every one. Congratulations on this - I will be promoting it soon.