Talk:Cyril Lloyd (British Army officer)

Wife's name

The article gives his wife's name as Marjorie, but according to Lloyd. "Lloyd, Maj.-Gen. Cyril". Who's Who. A & C Black. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter |othernames= ignored (help) (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) he was married to Winifred Dorothy Moore. DuncanHill (talk) 00:32, 16 January 2020 (UTC)

Marjorie was his second wife according to unit histories. Dormskirk (talk) 00:39, 16 January 2020 (UTC)

Yes, your information is correct. My parents and I only knew his second wife, Marjorie, so I will leave you to deal with this as you see fit. There was a lot of personal heartbreak involved for Cyril and Marjorie, so please bear this in mind.

Of greater importance is how to place the following. Liveryman of Goldsmiths’ Company and Freeman of the City of London My own view is that it is significant and should go in the top box - however, you will know best. Then it should be linked to the Wikipedia Freeman page at the bottom of the page.

References

I am sorry I made such a mess of everything yesterday. I am unable to upload a very brief video clip to Wikipedia, so will put it on YouTube and give an external link. While very short, it gives a clear impression of the man. Arbil44 (talk) 11:25, 16 January 2020 (UTC)

Any chance of some advice about how to upload the video? We cannot seem to get it into the correct format. Arbil44 (talk) 11:30, 16 January 2020 (UTC)

I have inserted a paragraph on his family and also a paragraph on the Goldsmiths Company. I cannot help on the video, I am afraid: I have never done it myself. Best wishes. Dormskirk (talk) 12:08, 16 January 2020 (UTC)

Thank you. That all seems good for now. I shall see if I still have Marjorie's niece's contact details to ask her maiden name and d.o.b. Arbil44 (talk) 12:54, 16 January 2020 (UTC)

For what it may be worth, when I got the notice about revision history, the link took me to [1]which startled me! Arbil44 (talk) 13:01, 16 January 2020 (UTC)

I hope I don't get my wrist slapped for asking this question, but why have the following tags been removed? People from Horsham British Army personnel of World War II People educated at Brighton Grammar School Arbil44 (talk) 23:22, 16 January 2020 (UTC)

Not sure about People from Horsham but British Army personnel of World War II and People educated at Brighton Grammar School are still there. Best wishes. Dormskirk (talk) 23:42, 16 January 2020 (UTC)

I removed "People from Horsham" shortly after I added it, as I realised I had misread the infobox. DuncanHill (talk) 23:44, 16 January 2020 (UTC)

I have added it back in as it appears he did live there for a while. Best wishes. Dormskirk (talk) 23:47, 16 January 2020 (UTC)

I must be living in an alternative universe. Those tags weren't there when I looked before, but now they all are. Time for me to visit Specsavers! Dormskirk, I found Marjorie's niece and spoke to her today. She said she would provide missing information after studying the page. Her husband has Cyril's papers, and Marjorie's too. And NPG are 'onto' my request to use their image. He lived in Horsham for much more than 'a while' as my cine film will show, if I can ever get a response from WikiCommons about how to upload it. Arbil44 (talk) 23:54, 16 January 2020 (UTC)

Please could this link be corrected. Notifications are pointless unless it is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Cyril_Lloyd Arbil44 (talk) 00:10, 17 January 2020 (UTC)

I am not sure what you are wanting changed. I think you may have put the wrong article into your watch list? Best wishes. Dormskirk (talk) 00:23, 17 January 2020 (UTC)

Seriously Dormskirk? Dear Arbil44, The Wikipedia page Talk:Cyril Lloyd (British Army officer) has been changed on 17 January 2020 by Dormskirk, see https://en.wikipedia.org wiki/Talk:Cyril_Lloyd_(British_Army_officer)for the current revision. To view this change, see https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Cyril_Lloyd_(British_Army_officer)&diff=next&oldid=936149614 It may bang on about British Army officer, but it certainly doesn't take me to the page about him. I just checked to make quite sure I have no star lit up on the other page, and, no, of course I don't. Arbil44 (talk) 00:30, 17 January 2020 (UTC)

What an irony - it works from here but not my email in box. How does that work then? Arbil44 (talk) 00:31, 17 January 2020 (UTC)

Sorry, but I do not use the notifications system so I cannot comment. I have written some 3,000 articles for wikipedia so, if I did, I would be getting notifications every few minutes! Dormskirk (talk) 00:36, 17 January 2020 (UTC)Fo

For clarification, the URL coming into my inbox is in blue up to and including Cyril Lloyd and the rest (British army officer) is in black. No doubt you understand that better than I do. I asked you once before if you had James Gordon and Asgill on your watch list and you said you did. Arbil44 (talk) 00:40, 17 January 2020 (UTC)

Although I do not use the notifications system, I do use the watchlist. I have a very large number of articles on my watchlist including James Gordon (British Army officer, died 1783) and Sir Charles Asgill, 2nd Baronet and Cyril Lloyd (British Army officer) and the article titles are appearing correctly on my watch list in blue so sorry, but I cannot help. I have never seen what you are describing before. Dormskirk (talk) 00:48, 17 January 2020 (UTC)

We both know how much help you have given me since August last year Dormskirk - we both know that it is immeasurable, but you always 'don't know' (ducking and diving) when I need you to know! The notification system is not working for me with CL - and the URL takes me to the politician instead. I thought with all your massive Wiki experience you would know why! Never mind. I have this page bookmarked and can go to it that way. Arbil44 (talk) 01:01, 17 January 2020 (UTC)

I understand what you are saying but I certainly don't understand why it is occurring. All I can suggest is that you remove it from your watchlist and add it back in again (if you have not already done that). Best wishes. Dormskirk (talk) 01:09, 17 January 2020 (UTC)

I just went one better than that and rebooted as well! Let's see what happens next time there is a post here! Arbil44 (talk) 01:18, 17 January 2020 (UTC)

Dormskirk, Marjorie's niece has just phoned me. She has been searching through Cyril and Marjorie's documents to give me the information I asked for. I am not going to insert it myself for fear of getting something wrong. I will leave you to decide what to do with the following:

Marjorie Blanche Lloyd née Fripp

Born: 25 April 1916

Died: 23 July 2008

Both Cyril and Marjorie were cremated and both are interred at St. Mary's Church, Horsham https://www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk/ Apparently there is a plaque commemorating Cyril at that church.

Apparently Cyril recorded his war history for the Imperial War Museum (she has the tapes), and a link is here: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80007070 Arbil44 (talk) 17:10, 9 February 2020 (UTCT

Thanks for the amendments. Sorry, didn't realise you had already recorded the tapes at the IWM. Is there a reason for not including where they are both interred? Do cremations not count - only burials? Arbil44 (talk) 18:37, 9 February 2020 (UTC)

We do not actually have a citation for where they were cremated so I am not sure how we would reference it. Dormskirk (talk) 19:32, 9 February 2020 (UTC)

Claire told me there was an obituary. I must search again for that or ring and ask for a scan. Arbil44 (talk) 19:35, 9 February 2020 (UTC)

I've now got a copy of Cyril's obituary, which appeared in The Times of 1 August 1989. I have converted it into a jpeg which has meant cutting off the banner giving the source and the date but the alternative is to have bits and pieces of other obituaries cluttering up the page. Should I convert it again, including the other bits? Should I upload this? Unfortunately it does not mention his place of burial, because that had not yet happened. I have been in touch with St. Mary's church and they say they will see what they can do to provide proof of interment. More waiting about for me to hear back. Dormskirk, I just cannot get away it seems!Arbil44 (talk) 10:57, 11 February 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for your thanks! But do you want me to upload the obituary - or is it pointless without mention of his burial? If I upload, must it have the newspaper banner which will mean including bits and pieces of other obituaries? Arbil44 (talk) 11:51, 11 February 2020 (UTC)

No, it is pointless without mention of the burial. Best wishes. Dormskirk (talk) 12:24, 11 February 2020 (UTC)

Dormskirk, any good, or rotten?! Re: General Cyril Lloyd - plaque in St Mary's St Mary's Church Office <office@stmaryshorsham.org.uk> To: arbil44@ 14 Feb at 08:02 Dear Anne I hope that you’ll be pleased – below are a couple of photos that our lovely Verger, Jane, has taken for you.(2 pictures of a brass plaque which simply reads: "Remembering Cyril Lloyd 1906-1989") God bless Ali Alison Carre St Mary's Church Administrator (Horsham) 01403 253762 Usual Office Opening Hours 10am-12noon Monday to Friday Website: www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk Email: office@stmaryshorsham.org.uk Address: St Mary's Church Office, Causeway, Horsham, West Sussex RH12 1HE Charity Number: 1132246 Arbil44 (talk) 11:25, 14 February 2020 (UTC)

Anne - Strictly speaking per WP:RS it should be a published source, but I have added something anyway; it may get removed in anybody actually spots it. Best wishes. Dormskirk (talk) 11:37, 14 February 2020 (UTC)

National Portrait Gallery image of Cyril Lloyd

Dormskirk, NPG image is uploaded and ready to replace the one in the top box. Could the top box image then go into the gallery as the first item there. Copyright has been dealt with as per response just in: "We have no objection to low-resolution images being used on Wikipedia for non-commercial purposes. You can obtain a free Creative Commons Licence via our website, after filling out your email address you will be able to download the low-res file to use online. Please make sure you credit the image correctly © National Portrait Gallery, London." I've done the donkey work with pleasure, but not prepared to try to position this image myself and then get into trouble if I make a mistake. Arbil44 (talk) 11:21, 17 January 2020 (UTC)

Done. Best wishes. Dormskirk (talk) 11:36, 17 January 2020 (UTC)

I think it is important to use © National Portrait Gallery, London on the image itself, isn't it? And could you keep the previous image in the gallery as the first item? B.t.w. notifications are still up the creek! Arbil44 (talk) 11:42, 17 January 2020 (UTC)

Per WP:IUPC the picture needs to be "free content". As previously indicated I am not a copyright expert, but I think there is a significant chance it will be removed, as the copyright remains with the NPG. Dormskirk (talk) 12:06, 17 January 2020 (UTC)

I copied the exact wording of their 'licence to use' when I uploaded the image and copied the wording of their email, above. For the record, here it is again: "Please find, attached, a copy of the image, which I am happy to supply to you with permission to use solely according to your licence, detailed at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ It is essential that you ensure images are captioned and credited as they are on the Gallery's own website (search/find each item by NPG number at http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/advanced-search.php). This has been supplied to you free of charge. I would be grateful if you would please consider making a donation at https://my.npg.org.uk/dev/contribute2.aspx?don=11&fieldAmt= in support of our work and the service we provide.Regards Rights and Images Department National Portrait Gallery St Martin's Place London WC2H OHE" Well, I suppose I will get a huge, red font, objection on my talk page if all my efforts have gone to waste. Arbil44 (talk) 12:25, 17 January 2020 (UTC)

Don't worry about it: let's see if it happens. Best wishes. Dormskirk (talk) 12:33, 17 January 2020 (UTC)

Dormskirk, I have been told that I will be banned, instantly, and permanently, without warning if I infringe the rules again, so I cannot not worry I am afraid. I never break the rules knowingly though. I don't know if Nthep has died and gone to heaven, but he's ignoring me on my queries regarding the Mansel letters. Would you be prepared to ping him and ask for his advice here? I thought I had done everything required of me, and the NPG has granted permission.Arbil44 (talk) 12:45, 17 January 2020 (UTC)

Pinging Nthep, please could you advise if we are OK to leave File:Major General Cyril Lloyd © National Portrait Gallery, London.jpg in the infobox, or indeed, whether we need to take any other action. Thanks, Dormskirk (talk) 13:03, 17 January 2020 (UTC)

I am going to be out this afternoon for a while. Please don't let me find I have been banned by the time I get back Dormskirk. I've had my ups and downs here, but I haven't been able to completely finish yet! Mostly it is copyright issues holding up my departure! Arbil44 (talk) 13:50, 17 January 2020 (UTC)

I've not been ignoring you, I'm sill trying to work out what the situation re the letters is. Regarding the image of Cyril, the NPG's CC-BY-NC-ND licence certainly isn't acceptable and you can't licence it as you have done at Commons under a CC-BY-SA-4.0. I don't know what the copyright agreement is between Stoneman's estate and the NPG. Stoneman only died in 1958 so his works will remain in copyright until 1 January 2034, so I suppose fair dos to the NPG for releasing images before that, just a pity it's such a restrictive licence. You're pretty much ok to upload the image locally to Wikipedia under the wp:Non-free content criteria, I've done the same for recentish photos from the NPG e.g. File:WDStamer.jpg. Nthep (talk) 14:46, 17 January 2020 (UTC)

OK. Many thanks for that. I have now uploaded a non-free content criteria version and inserted it into the infobox. Dormskirk (talk) 15:14, 17 January 2020 (UTC)

Thank you to both of you for sorting this out.Arbil44 (talk) 15:47, 17 January 2020 (UTC)

I was assuming there weren't any free images of Cyril but now I see there are at least two - that is assuming they are free? If either is free the one Dormskirk has uploaded fails WP:NFCC#1. Arbil, you're stating they are your own work. Did you take them or are they ones you have acquired from somewhere? Nthep (talk)

The images in the gallery are family pictures, once belonging to now deceased members. My father knew Cyril all his life, both as his maths teacher at school, and then they both served with 21st Army Group in Normandy, which is where Cyril met his second wife. The three of them raised a glass together when they heard I had been born! I guess you could say that the images now belong to me. However, the NPG image is much more appropriate in terms of Cyril's eventual rank. The other depicts him as a much younger man (and I have really no idea when the image was taken nor his rank at the time). Given that the NPG has no objection, must it go? Arbil44 (talk) 22:46, 17 January 2020 (UTC)

I'm afraid the NPG image does have to go as there are fully free images of Cyril available. The NPG non-commercial and no-derivatives terms are incompatible with Wikipedia:Image use policy. It's very annoying when it is such a good photo but that's the policy, images have to reuseable. Nthep (talk) 07:32, 18 January 2020 (UTC)

Very disappointing, but I am at least thankful I didn't make a £20 donation. That would have been sickening. I am sure Dormskirk will remove and replace with the other. Will Nthep arrange for the NPG image to be deleted? I really don't want angry messages coming my way from WikiCommons. Arbil44 (talk) 08:53, 18 January 2020 (UTC)

I have removed the NPG image from the infobox and inserted the 1941 image. Thanks, Dormskirk (talk) 09:18, 18 January 2020 (UTC)

Freedom of the City of London

I've been making enquiries about this and have just received the following email. I tried to work it into the wording already on the page, but came to the conclusion that I didn't have a reference to add. What to do, because, at the very least, it is surely worth having a date for this event? "Hello. Yes, I confirm that the above received the freedom by redemption in the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths on 27 June 1949. I attach some notes on the freedom and about the work of the Chamberlain’s Court. I hope this is of interest. Regards, Murray Craig, Clerk of the Chamberlain’s Court". Will you do something about this Dormskirk? Arbil44 (talk) 17:39, 17 January 2020 (UTC)

The problem is that, as you have already said, we do not have a published reference as required by WP:RS. Best wishes. Dormskirk (talk) 18:52, 17 January 2020 (UTC)

City and Guilds of London Institute

Dormskirk, we have differing dates between the photograph and your text. There is a Google Book giving the same dates as the photograph, but it is one of those books that doesn't give much away when you click on it. I will leave you to decide how best to handle this: "Edward James: Poet, Patron, Eccentric : a Surrealist Life - Page 207 John Lowe - 1991 - ‎Snippet view Edward, as the benefactor, was given the right to appoint and dismiss trustees at his sole discretion which, in effect, gave ... 1 969, Churcher introduced Major-General Cyril Lloyd as a man who might formulate a future for the trust and perhaps take ... In 1949 he became the Director- General of the City and Guilds of London where he remained until his retirement in 1967. Cyril Lloyd proposed to the trustees that the Foundation should establish an 'Arts and Crafts College' at West Dean." Your reference doesn't mention dates at all does it? Arbil44 (talk) 15:44, 19 January 2020 (UTC)

I have tweaked the date. Best wishes. Dormskirk (talk) 15:54, 19 January 2020 (UTC)

Dormskirk, Marjorie's niece has just phoned me. She has been searching through Cyril and Marjorie's documents to give me the information I asked for. I am not going to insert it myself for fear of getting something wrong. I will leave you to decide what to do with the following:

Marjorie Blanche Lloyd née Fripp

Born: 25 April 1916

Died: 23 July 2008

Both Cyril and Marjorie were cremated and both are interred at St. Mary's Church, Horsham https://www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk/ Apparently there is a plaque commemorating Cyril at that church.

Apparently Cyril recorded his war history for the Imperial War Museum (she has the tapes), but I have not yet searched for a link for that. Arbil44 (talk) 17:10, 9 February 2020 (UTC)

I have added a few details. Best wishes. Dormskirk (talk) 18:20, 9 February 2020 (UTC)

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Imperial War Museum Oral History recordings

Hi Dormskirk, I have listened to the first tape here [2], but cannot get the subsequent 8 more to open up. Is it just me, or do they open up for you? What am I doing wrong? Anne (talk) 11:08, 7 December 2020 (UTC)

Hi - I tried the second tape and it opened up but the rest then did not, so it is not just you. Best wishes. Dormskirk (talk) 11:32, 7 December 2020 (UTC)

I will contact Hans Houterman who has them linked on his unit histories page. Anne (talk) 11:44, 7 December 2020 (UTC)

I see how it works now! There is 1 player for all 9 reels. When you click on 2,3,4 etc. you then have to go back up the page to the player and, hey presto, reel 2 etc. then plays! Well, that seems to be the modus operandi anyway. Now to try to listen and check the theory. Anne (talk) 13:06, 7 December 2020 (UTC)