Talk:Yusof Ishak/GA1

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Nominator: Actuall7 (talk · contribs) 08:32, 23 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: ZKang123 (talk · contribs) 08:34, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I wasn't aware this has been at GAN. I will take a look at this, and hopefully I can polish it up for FAC (hoping we can get a major SG article to commemorate SG60).--ZKang123 (talk · contribs) 08:34, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Early life and education

Yusof was born on 12 August 1910 in Padang Gajah, a kampong village in Terong, Larut, Matang and Selama District, Perak The source only states (in separate statements" that he was born in "Padang Gajah" and "Perak". I might opt to add a source on specifically what settlement is this and where exactly in Perak (the Chew source seems to clarify where the village is, but not whether it was a kampung village unfortunately).

Reused some sources to confirm this, does it work? One states that Padang Gajah was in Perak, Malaysia. The other confirms the fact that it was in Terong (called Trong in the source). I have removed the Larut, Matang and Selama District mention as it isn't really important and the fact that it was a kampong village.

In 1923, when his family moved to the Straits Settlements (present-day Singapore) after his father was posted there, Yusof studied at Victoria Bridge School. This sentence is rather chunky. Also, the Straits Settlements also generally referred to Melaka and Penang. I might rewrite to: In 1923, when his father was posted to Singapore as director of the Fisheries Department, his family relocated to Singapore and Yusof began studying at Victoria Bridge School.

Done

Yusof became the first student to be made an officer, specifically a second lieutenant. – Yusof was the first student to be appointed as an officer, holding the rank of second lieutenant.

Done

Mark Ref 10 as dead

Done

Yusof initially wanted to pursue law, but was unable to after his study application in London was turned down and his father could not afford to send him to study abroad. – Yusof initially wanted to pursue law, but his study application in London was rejected and his father could not afford to send him overseas.

Done

Wikilink London and Kuala Lumpur

I thought they shouldn't be linked per WP:OL?

Oh, I thought it's only for countries, not capitals or major cities.--ZKang123 (talk · contribs) 12:21, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yusof was promised promotion to an officer by the Police Commissioner. However, he was later denied the promotion after an incident where he confronted a member of the royal family who mistreated his juniors – Yusof was promised a promotion to officer by the Police Commissioner, but it was later withdrawn after he stood up to a royal family member who had mistreated his juniors. I might also clarify who the royal family member is, or at least specify if it's British or the Selangor monarch (given there were other Malay kings reigning under British protectorship)

Done. As for the royal family member, it is not specified who they were or which monarch they were from, but they were mostly likely from one of the Malaysian royal families (Note that Chew 2015 states But after a quarrel with a senior British Police Officer, he was refused promotion and resigned, but I suspect that this is referring to the Police Commissioner, not the royal family member).

More to come.--ZKang123 (talk · contribs) 09:29, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]