Talk:John Lerew

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Having no prior knowledge of the subject matter, I find the lead section a bit confusing.

As the commander of No. 24 Squadron, based at Rabaul, New Britain - This should be explained a bit more. Where is New Britain, what is the 24. Squadron and what was its task?

I've made some alterations which I hope makes things clearer for you. However I don't think it helps to go into too much detail in the lead when it is after all an introduction whose elements are expanded upon in the main body of the article, and there are also links in the lead to key items. For instance New Britain and No. 24 Squadron RAAF were already linked, I've now also added Battle of Rabaul (1942). Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 02:14, 15 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

After being directed to help repel the invading Japanese fleet with his one serviceable bomber - Which invading Japanese fleet? The war situation should be explained more. Also, was he flying the bomber was it just under his command? Did he accomplish the mission or did he refuse the orders?

Altered wording to make clear it was a bomber under his command; added Battle of Rabaul (1942) to put "invading Japanese fleet" in context. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 02:14, 15 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

he became famous in the annals of Air Force history - What are the "annals of Air Force history" and what does it mean? It's unclear at least to me as a non-native English speaker. Wouldn't just "he became famous" be sufficient?

"Annals of xxx history" is a fairly common phrase when one wants to put fame in context. In other words, Lerew was not particularly well-known to the world at large like some aces and commanders, but he was famous in RAAF history. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 02:14, 15 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Why is his response to the orders notable? What is so special about it?

Added an adjective. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 02:14, 15 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't read the rest of the article yet, but I think the lead needs more work. I hope this was helpful. Offliner (talk) 00:04, 15 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Appreciate your interest, I think the lead works better now. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 02:14, 15 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The info box has the modern RAAF flag. It should be the one that was flown while he was in the air force. Ozdaren (talk) 08:08, 21 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I think it's the first time anyone's raised it as an issue but if you have a free-use version of the old one then I have no particular issue with you changing it here or, for consistency, in the dozens and dozens of similar articles... ;-) Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 08:41, 21 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I've done it. I had noticed many other articles have used contemporary flags for historic references. Perhaps there should be a policy on this.Ozdaren (talk) 08:44, 21 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This article is still depicting the RAAF modern ensign. During World War II, the RAAF flew the British RAF ensign - sky blue with the RAF roundel. It wasn't changed until the 1950s. This is a common problem with Australian military articles, and also often crops up with RAN vessels, showing the RAN flag, instead of the British White ensign. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.177.64.28 (talk) 10:21, 21 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

As a Dutch native, this looks wrong (although I know nothing of the subject). Oude Reimerink is a Dutch last name, and I assume that the lady's first name was simply Josephine. So her name would be Josephine Oude Reimerink. "Oude" means "old", and this kind of composite surname is rather common in the Eastern parts of the country HStreek (talk) 13:46, 21 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I don't have access to his biography but the online source that mentions her indeed has Josephine as a first name (followed by "Henriette Oude Reimerink") so I'm happy to alter as it can be verified -- thanks for that. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 14:04, 21 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

"Morituri vos salutamus", the noted phrase, isn't quite what Roman gladiators would say to the Emperor before combat: the persons addressed are plural (vos). Gladiators would (naturally) address the Emperor in the singular (te). While the plural might be appropriate for a message to headquarters staff, it's not correct to say it was "the legendary phrase". It's likely better to say it was "derived from" the legendary phrase, or was "a variant of" the phrase. --Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 16:37, 21 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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