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Trained by MacDonald

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Can whoever keeps reverting my edits here stop, or provide a reliable primary source that Burchett was "trained by Sutherland MacDonald'. I'm the author of the ODNB entries for both men, as well as a forthcoming book on the history of tattooing in Britain. There is no evidence at all that George was trained by *anyone*, let alone Mac. George learned to tattoo in the navy. Matt Lodder (talk) 18:05, 11 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Moreover, there's no evidence that Mac trained anyone, either. There's no mention of him being trained by MacDonald in Jon Reiter's authoritative book, or in any contemporaneous newspaper account. I don't know where the author cited got it from, but it's not true. Matt Lodder (talk) 18:07, 11 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]