Talk:Michael George Levy

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by MeegsC (talk) 14:17, 6 June 2021 (UTC)

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• ... that despite not identifying as Jewish, Michael George Levy was denied a Military Cross due to his commanding officer's anti-Semitic views? to Edwards, and multiple accounts from other PPCLI veterans, after catching wind of Lt Levy’s remarkable efforts, PPCLI commanding officer Lieutenant-Colonel Jim Stone declared “I will never award a medal to a Jew.” Instead of Levy receiving a Military Cross for his role in the victory, a medal was awarded to the Commander of D Company headquarters... Levy’s son, Ottawa-based accountant Don Levy says he and his family are still perplexed by reports of Col Stone’s comments, since neither he nor his siblings or their parents ever identified as being Jewish.
  • ALT1:... that after escaping from a Japanese internment camp, Michael George Levy was trained in guerrilla warfare and sent to the jungles of Malaya? Source: Under cover of darkness, Michael and four British internees escaped from Lunghua camp on May 22, 1944 and set off for India... Once in India, Michael was recruited by the British Army’s elite Special Operations Executive (SOE), and...dropped behind enemy lines in the Malayan jungle
  • ALT2:... that during the Battle of Kapyong, Michael George Levy ordered an artillery bombardment of his own position? Source: During the 1951 Battle of Kapyong, while under heavy attack, Lt. Levy initiated and personally directed the artillery bombardment from his Platoon’s position on the ground onto this location

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ali Akbar Aboutorabi Fard

Created by Nikkimaria (talk). Self-nominated at 16:46, 2 May 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Great work. While Earwig returned 39% likelihood from a source, this is because the article uses a direct quote and the names of awards, which cannot be changed. I prefer ALT0 or ALT 2. Z1720 (talk) 14:08, 31 May 2021 (UTC)

Jewish heritage?

Was he of Jewish heritage? The current text implies that, but that he simply did not identify as such. The surname Levy is a common Jewish surname, but can also be found among families that have no Jewish heritage. It would be really interesting to see, but I imagine it might be difficult to verify. SoLando (Talk) 14:55, 11 June 2021 (UTC)