Talk:Ronald Ferguson (polo)

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Date of retirement

I saw on this article that Ronald Ferguson retired in 1969. I find that hard to believe, as he would only have ben 37 or 38 at the time. I searched the web for information about him. Everything I found either didn't mention his retirement at all, or gave 1969 as the date. However, all the articles that gave 1969 were very obviously based on the (or copied from) the Wikipedia article, and I rather suspect that the Wikipedia article is copied from this. I'm going to reword it, but in the maeantime, I have removed the date of retirement, as I'm convinced that it's an error that got universally copied. If anyone knows for sure that the date is correct, please put it back into the article. In the meantime, I'll try to find out. I drew a blank on the web, but I might browse in a bookshop some time and find a biography of the Duchess of York. It would probably say there that her father retired when she was nine or ten, if that's true. Ann Heneghan 08:34, 30 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

This obviously refers to his demobilisation from the Regular Army. He went on to become a polo manager, and probably didn't have an official retirement date from that career. Valetude (talk) 00:03, 5 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hmmmm

I have it on good authority that he was only ever a brevet major, repeatedly failing his staff college exams. Also, the discussion about his private life is unduly restrained - he was photographed entering a brothel, if memory serves.--Major Bonkers (talk) 13:20, 1 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

PS: Telegraph obituary here: [1] --Major Bonkers (talk) 16:08, 1 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

News of the World Story: unencyclopedia gossip?

The New of the World Story about the massage parlour sounds like idle gossip. It sounds very unencyclopedic and, frankly, it sounds like slander. However, it is referenced, so I have not removed it (yet). It may need to be rephrased. It also simply takes up too much space on this page compared to his many life achievements in the army and the polo world. Thoughts?Zigzig20s (talk) 13:16, 2 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

His so-called achievements in the army and polo would not normally have warranted a wiki page (look at all those red links). His social connections were more notable - including his other kind of socialising, which I can unofficially confirm, though I know it would count as Original Research. Valetude (talk) 23:57, 12 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Charles II

You say he was ...a direct descendant of Charles II of England.

This is always quoted about people connected with royalty, as though it is some distinction. Does it occur to you to think how many millions of people must be descended from the Merry Monarch, probably ten times over? It is a habit that ought to be discontinued. Valetude (talk) 22:02, 16 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]