Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Colonel Roystan Lewis

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The result was speedy delete. Sic semper falsium The Bushranger _{One ping only} 22:05, 9 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Colonel Roystan Lewis

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Does not appear notable per WP:SOLDIER. Completely unsourced. Appears to be a copy-and-paste move or recreation of a deleted article, but I cannot find the original source. Ahecht (TALK
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Delete I can't find evidence of his existence, still less notability. Article claims he has a DFC and an OBE so I would expect some evidence of him online, even if only in a list. --Colapeninsula (talk) 14:36, 8 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Agree - sounds like a hoax, especially in view of the misspellings and poor grammar. I suspect it's the name of a friend of the article creator. Deb (talk) 15:11, 8 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Speedy delete hoax. It doesn't matter whether this hoax meets WP:SOLDIER or not, as it's a hoax. All appointments of officers to HM Armed Forces, including any promotions they receive, are gazetted in the London Gazette - there is no mention of him in the gazette. His name is unusual enough that it should come up with a search. I also searched for Royston Lewis and couldn't find anything relevant. The mention of an MBE and DFC also appears to be completely untrue. The only person I could find with this name was this man and I suspect this might be the reason for the hoax. Barney the barney barney (talk) 17:06, 8 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy delete hoax. EricSerge (talk) 17:26, 8 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy delete as a hoax/ →Davey2010→→Talk to me!→ 19:58, 9 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.