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Military career of Ian Smith

 * ... that while fighting for Britain in the Second World War, future Rhodesian prime minister Ian Smith underwent plastic surgery to his face after crashing his plane?
 * Reviewed: Involuntary unemployment
 * Comment: ALT1: ... that while fighting for Britain in the Second World War, future Rhodesian prime minister Ian Smith hiked across the Alps to return to Allied lines, and finished the journey barefoot? —Cliftonian (talk) 19:59, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

Created by Cliftonian (talk). Self nominated at 19:59, 26 April 2013 (UTC).


 * Pictogram voting keep.svg Article new enough, long enough, and well cited; both hooks short enough, interesting enough, and cited to offline sources. I'd be inclined to take the first, shorter one myself. Great work, I look forward to its continued progress through the article assessment process. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 11:00, 1 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks Ian. —Cliftonian (talk) 11:48, 1 May 2013 (UTC)