Template:Did you know nominations/William Robins (cricketer)


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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:05, 29 October 2018 (UTC)

William Robins (cricketer)

 * ... that in 1931, William Robins carried a colour of Barrell's Regiment in a ceremony to unite it with that of Clan Stewart of Appin, their adversaries at the 1746 Battle of Culloden? First two paragrapgs of this JSTOR preview page from the Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research
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Created by AssociateAffiliate (talk) and Dumelow (talk). Nominated by Dumelow (talk) at 14:13, 29 September 2018 (UTC).


 * Article length and age are fine, no copyright or plagiarism concerns and reliable sources are used. The hook is short enough and the citation supporting it is satisfactory.
 * QPQ done
 * I think the English in the sentence supporting the hook could be clarified to read "During a ceremony at Edinburgh Castle on 1 August 1931, Robins carried one the colours of Barrell's Regiment, an ancestor regiment of the King's  Own. These colours had been carried by the regiment at the Battle of Culloden and the ceremony united them with the standard of Clan Stewart of Appin - who had fought on the Jacobite side."
 * Barrel's Regiment should not be italicised - could this be linked to a source?
 * Overall a well written, interesting article
 * Symbol question.svg Papamac (talk) 10:09, 3 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the review Papamac. I've reworded that section of the article as you suggested and have de-italicised the regiment name.  I've also linked "colour" in the hook as I suspect it will not be familiar to many readers - Dumelow (talk) 10:32, 3 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Looks good to go. Papamac (talk) 10:48, 3 October 2018 (UTC)