Talk:Reginald Wingate

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I think this article should be merged with —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ocf81 (talk • contribs) 12:30, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

He was known as Reginald Wingate, so the article should be at this location and Francis Reginald Wingate a redirect, as it is at present. WP procedure is to call the article by the name by which the person was actually know. -- Necrothesp (talk) 17:51, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

All references to the London Gazette in this article are now broken due to changes in urls. I will try to convert them when I have time, making use of {{LondonGazette}} which should help maintenance in future. David Underdown 15:56, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

Promotion to captain

I'm not sure the reference given for regimental rank of captain: "No. 25615". The London Gazette. 10 August 1886., actually says that - it says he's been seconded, rather than promoted and this later Gazettte http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/ViewPDF.aspx?pdf=25623&geotype=London&gpn=4327&type=ArchivedIssuePage&all=&exact=Francis%20Reginald%20Wingate&atleast=&similar= still refers to him as Lieutenant. Perhaps I'm missing something? I've commented out the promotion in the article text for now. David Underdown 13:34, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

Request to correct mention of Iraq in the lead section

Hello, I would like to request a correction to the opening sentence of the article. It currently states that Sir Francis Reginald Wingate was a British general and administrator in Egypt, Iraq, and the Sudan. However, there is no reliable evidence that Wingate served in Iraq in any official capacity. His prominent roles were in Sudan (as Governor-General from 1899 to 1916) and in Egypt (as High Commissioner from 1917 to 1919). Authoritative sources such as the Encyclopædia Britannica confirm this. I propose removing “Iraq” from the sentence to ensure historical accuracy. 193.115.216.57 (talk) 10:39, 4 May 2025 (UTC)