Template:Did you know nominations/Neil Douglas Findlay


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The result was: promoted by Hawkeye7 (talk) 18:35, 7 November 2014 (UTC)

Neil Douglas Findlay

 * ... that Brigadier-General Neil Douglas Findlay (pictured) was killed by German artillery at the First Battle of the Aisne after being advised by his staff to move to a safer area?
 * ALT1:... that Neil Douglas Findlay (pictured) was the first British general to be killed during the First World War?
 * ALT2:... that Brigadier-General Neil Douglas Findlay (pictured) may have been killed by German artillery fire attracted by a passing column of infantry?
 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Myotis moluccarum

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self nominated at 16:42, 26 October 2014 (UTC).


 * Symbol confirmed.svg I say ALT1 is the most interesting, and see no errors with QPQ, reliability of sources, or paraphrasing. Recent enough, good to go!  Snuggums ( talk  /  edits ) 20:47, 26 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Cheers. Note to admin: You could hold this for 11 November (Remembrance Day) if you like, seems like a fitting article - Dumelow (talk) 20:50, 26 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Makes sense to me.  Snuggums ( talk  /  edits ) 20:54, 26 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Absolutely: ALT1, Nov 11. EEng (talk) 05:21, 1 November 2014 (UTC)