Template:Did you know nominations/Peter Cochrane (soldier)


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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 01:34, 30 December 2015 (UTC)

Peter Cochrane (soldier)

 * ... that in 1941, Scottish soldier Peter Cochrane single-handedly destroyed two Italian machine gun posts with grenades?
 * Alt 1 ... that the literary executor of the poet Cecil Day-Lewis, single-handedly destroyed two Italian machine gun posts with grenades?
 * Reviewed: We, too, have a Job to Do

Created by Philafrenzy (talk). Self-nominated at 22:25, 23 December 2015 (UTC).


 * Well they thought it impressive enough to give him a DSO George. I have fixed the cite required and will do a QPQ shortly. Here is an Alt: (Reviewer relocated ALT1 above.)Philafrenzy (talk) 21:03, 24 December 2015 (UTC)
 * ALT2 much more interesting. And it is too bad you did not somehow better show the gallantry that won him the DSO. Brave men deserve honor.Georgejdorner (talk) 05:16, 25 December 2015 (UTC)
 * And Merry Christmas to you too George. Philafrenzy (talk) 12:21, 25 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg GTG. And to show that I practice what I have preached above, please consider https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Beckhardt, where I restored a spurned hero to history.Georgejdorner (talk) 02:15, 29 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg GTG. And to show that I practice what I have preached above, please consider https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Beckhardt, where I restored a spurned hero to history.Georgejdorner (talk) 02:15, 29 December 2015 (UTC)