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Francis Gleeson (priest)

 * ... that of the 800 men who received Father Francis Gleeson's general absolution on 8 May 1915 (pictured) 389 died in the subsequent Battle of Aubers Ridge?
 * ALT1:... that Chaplain Francis Gleeson is said to have taken command of 2nd Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers during the First Battle of Ypres despite being a non-combatant?
 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/SMS Helgoland (1912)
 * Comment: Moved to mainspace 28-11-2011

Created/expanded by Dumelow (talk). Self nom at 10:38, 28 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Pictogram voting keep.svg Dates and lengths both good. Corrected casualty number in first hook to match numbers given in article and supporting sources.  AGF of second hook which is supported by offline source. --Allen3 talk 15:48, 12 December 2011 (UTC)