Talk:Fort Nepean

First Allied shots?

This sentence should be rephrased to something along the lines of "first British Empire" or "first Commonwealth" shots. In both wars, other Allies (e.g. Serbia, Russia & France in WWI, Poland in WWII) were already fighting by that time. Cheers, Constantine ✍ 12:05, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

Multiple, independent reliable sources name these as the first Allied shots of both wars. In the case of WW1, Luxembourg was occupied without opposition. France and Russia weren't fighting until 7 August. The Serbian campaign didn't start until 12 August. ShipFan (talk) 12:34, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

Hmmm, perhaps that's right for WWI. But certainly not about WWII... Constantine ✍ 13:00, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

Check when war was actually declared in 1939. ShipFan (talk) 13:07, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

War was declared by Britain and France on 3 September, but the war began on 1 September, when Germany invaded Poland. Since Poland was (became) a member of the Allies, the WW2 claim falls through. As for WWI, Germany attacked Belgium & Luxembourg on 4 August. France was also fighting from that point, even though their attack towards Alsace began on the 7th. The problem is that Britain is equated with the Allies, which is simply not Correct. Cheers, Constantine ✍ 13:20, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

Absolutely no way this claim is correct for the Second World War. The WP article on the Allies of World War II clearly states Poland was one of the "Allies", and she started fighting on 1 September 1939. The shots in this article were fired on the 4th. Claim failed. I've changed the article to indicate the first shots were "Australian." This is rampant revisionist and self-serving history at its worst - and a really bad example of insecurity. 139.48.25.60 (talk) 17:35, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

You've now introduced the problem that the sources do not back up the claim. The sources specifically state "Allied". While the claim of "Allied" is clearly wrong, the fact that the claim is made in reliable sources (not revisionist as the claims go back to 1939 - please assume good faith) is itself notable and worthy of inclusion. It may be the case that these were the first British Commonwealth shots. 59.167.39.209 (talk) 05:08, 9 November 2008 (UTC)

Ugh. that's what comes to (polish) mind after reading about the first allied WWII shots fired from Australia. Please check the Westerplatte article - this should be also in the english wiki. cheers from below:) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.114.251.188 (talk) 18:57, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

BL 6 inch Mark VII guns

some confusion here : "Mk VII guns were numbered A1 and B1, and the 6 inch BL guns numbered F1 and H1. Light anti-aircraft guns were deployed at the fort in 1939. The remaining 6 inch BL guns were removed in 1940." ... the photo shows what appears to be a BL 6 inch Mk VII gun dated 1943... What exactly was removed in 1940 ? Older 6 inch guns from the 1800s ? The Mk VII guns were 6-inch, so there is much ambiguity here. Rcbutcher (talk)

Arrival year of Sir William Jervois

It says he was called to Victoria after the Royal Commission, but the stated year of his arrival is before the Royal Commission. Travel193 (talk) 00:59, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

Russell Coight is a comedy character on tv. Could this be a joke? I think the edits of 22 April 2011 05:18 Maias 16 March 2017 23:00 Thop1234567890 are incorrect. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.196.75.111 (talk) 08:42, 5 September 2022 (UTC)