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DYK for Roy Field
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Your GA nomination of Sihayo kaXongo
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Your GA nomination of Sihayo kaXongo
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Your GA nomination of Sihayo kaXongo
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DYK nomination of Zoe Progl
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DYK for Edward M. Kirby
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DYK for The Travelers (sculptures)
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Your GA nomination of White flags over Port Stanley
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DYK for James P. Cavanagh
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DYK for Let's All Go Down the Strand
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DYK for Stanton Catlin
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DYK for Rae Smith
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Your GA nomination of White flags over Port Stanley
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DYK for Leo Osnas
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DYK for Xu Yafen
— Maile (talk) 12:02, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Alicia Girón García
— Maile (talk) 12:03, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

Xu Yafen
Hi again, I saw your DYK nomination for Xu Yafen today, would you be interested in having a look at her company's article, Wanli Education Group, which has had no references since 2019? TSventon (talk) 21:24, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Harold A. Littledale
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of New Zealand White Ensign
The article New Zealand White Ensign you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:New Zealand White Ensign for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Pickersgill-Cunliffe -- Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 19:41, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

DYK for 01-for London
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DYK for Essential Commodities Reserves Act 1938
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DYK for Zoe Progl
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DYK for Corozal (dredger)
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January 2022
Please excuse my erroneous edit, likely a mistaken rollback or revert caused by my fat fingers, hypnagogia, or one of my ridiculous cats. I have likely self reverted or noticed the mistake after you corrected it. Again, my apologies. Thank you.  Eve rgr een Fir  (talk) 07:05, 18 January 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Paddy Fox
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DYK for Jonathan Reynolds (writer)
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DYK for Coldbath Fields riot
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DYK for Clyde (1871 ship)
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Your GA nomination of William Harrison Anderson
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 * Courtesy notice that the review is ready (not sure whether you got my ping). —Kusma (talk) 17:17, 23 January 2022 (UTC)


 * Hi Kusma thanks so much for the review and the reminder (sorry, I forgot to acknowledge the ping on the GAN page). I'll take a look now, but probably have to continue tomorrow.  Cheers - Dumelow (talk) 19:25, 23 January 2022 (UTC)

DYK for 4th Submarine Squadron (United Kingdom)
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Colonial Defence Committee
Any chance of making User:Dumelow/Colonial Defence Committee live?Leutha (talk) 15:41, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi Leutha, to be honest I had forgotten about it! It's not far off, I'll try to tidy it up and move it to mainspace this week.  Cheers - Dumelow (talk) 15:43, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi Leutha, now live at Colonial Defence Committee - Dumelow (talk) 08:26, 24 January 2022 (UTC)

DYK for RentAHitman.com
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 * I had a good laugh reading that article, keep up the good work! CaptainEek  Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 07:35, 24 January 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Zungeni Mountain skirmish
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Your GA nomination of William Harrison Anderson
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Returning to Dowhill
Hi, recently I had another read-through of Dowhill Castle and I think it really is in pretty good shape, barring the need for a copy edit. What do you think about a possible GAN? Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 14:21, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi Pickersgill-Cunliffe, I was working through my backlog of potential GAs and thought Dowhill would be a good one too. I'll keep an eye on it and if you want to nom will be ready to dive in to lend a hand - Dumelow (talk) 07:43, 26 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I've done a little copyediting and have corrected a few minor mistakes, although I think the architecture section could benefit from another going-over, it not being a speciality of mine. The content seems pretty secure, but I think a more modern source demonstrating the castle to still be part of the Blairadam estate, and perhaps generally discussing the castle's relation to the house, would be useful if it exists. Will keep an eye out. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 12:26, 27 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi Pickersgill-Cunliffe, not an expert but I'll have a run through the architecture section.  I had a look on ProQuest and found a newspaper article in The Scotsman that gives it as belonging to "Dowhill", which ran an open garden day.  From that I've found some mentions,  eg. this 2015 newsletter and this contractors website that place it with the  Maitland Dougall family of Dowhill House (which is the property immediately north of the castle) - Dumelow (talk) 12:49, 27 January 2022 (UTC)
 * The Dowhill estate and house connection is mentioned in the Gazetteer for Scotland, which I am not familiar with but seems to be linked with University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society - Dumelow (talk) 12:52, 27 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Well, I suppose it's unsurprising that the late 19thC sources are out of date as to ownership! I think the Gazetteer should be reliable enough with its academic provenance, so I've added it at the end of the article. Thanks very much for finding that. I don't think there are any other glaring absences in the article, but am willing to be corrected if you think otherwise? Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 13:19, 27 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Looks good Pickersgill-Cunliffe. I've rejigged the architecture section to try to keep the parts relating to the original structure and the extension together so hopefully it reads a little more clearly.  Feel free to amend as you like - Dumelow (talk) 13:24, 27 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks, that improves the readability considerably. I'll nominate it now, under architecture, unless you've any objections? Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 13:41, 27 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Pickersgill-Cunliffe, go for it! - Dumelow (talk) 14:27, 27 January 2022 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Royal Navy cutlasses
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DYK for Prince of Wales riots
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Photo
Hi, thanks for the message about the Zigzag House photo. I find the image policies with FUR and license the hardest to navigate. I wonder if you might be able to update the one that is needed for the photo. It helps me to reverse engineer the fair use and license. Thanks much for the review. Bruxton (talk) 15:09, 27 January 2022 (UTC)


 * Hi Bruxton. I am not an expert but I don't think you can claim fair use at all for a structure that still stands and is publicly accessible.  The argument being why should Wikipedia infringe Google's copyright when anyone could walk up to it and take their own photograph to release under a free license - Dumelow (talk) 16:40, 27 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Makes sense, I saw the same license and rationale used at File:Deansgate St John St.png, but perhaps that is different because it is used in the Google Street View article. Bruxton (talk) 16:55, 27 January 2022 (UTC)
 * HiBruxton. Yes, because it is illustrating the appearance of the Streetview product (as per the fair use statement), for which there is no free alternative. I've removed the image from here as fairuse images aren't permitted outside of mainspace (if you add a colon immediately before file it converts it to a link).  All the best - Dumelow (talk) 17:10, 27 January 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Paddy Fox
The article Paddy Fox you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Paddy Fox for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Zawed -- Zawed (talk) 05:01, 29 January 2022 (UTC)

DYK for American Committee for the Defense of British Homes
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DYK for Johannes Wilhelm Colenbrander
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DYK for Symbol of Sacrifice
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DYK for Flint Magama
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DYK for Njini Ntuta
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DYK for 7th Division (Finland)
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Edward Wood (British Army officer)
Hi Dumelow, hope all is well. I've created an article on the above cricketer who was also a major-general in the 10th Hussars. You might be interested in expanding his article! Cheers, StickyWicket (talk) 09:42, 4 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi StickyWicket, glad to see you're still on with these. I'll take a look, though his name will be frustratingly common!  I note there's a photo of him as a major here, that could be uploaded under fair use even if it can't be determined to be PD - Dumelow (talk) 13:42, 4 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Scratch that there's a photo of him as a general and an obituary in this 1909 magazine article which will be fair game - Dumelow (talk) 13:44, 4 February 2022 (UTC)
 * There's a few more to go yet with the Europeans cricket team to come! Thanks for finding that, it's identical to the wording used in the source I found, seems they copied it from that Gazette. The photo will definitely be fair game from that article too. All the best, StickyWicket (talk) 22:43, 4 February 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Dutch invasion of Saint Helena
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Dutch invasion of Saint Helena you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Zawed -- Zawed (talk) 03:21, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Dutch invasion of Saint Helena
The article Dutch invasion of Saint Helena you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Dutch invasion of Saint Helena for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Zawed -- Zawed (talk) 02:41, 8 February 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Colonial Defence Committee
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DYK for Maud Holland
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DYK for 2022 Bogoso explosion
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DYK for 92nd Infantry Regiment (France)
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DYK for Edward Hull (knight)
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 11 February 2022 (UTC)

Correct license
I believe I found the correct license for the image in the Door Tree article. I added it as one of the photos in the article. License for "Never published before 2003 and created before 1902". No idea when the author died. Let me know what you think. Thanks Bruxton (talk) 20:02, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi Bruxton, looks plausible to me. These ones are always hard as there's no real way to prove that it wasn't published before 2003 - Dumelow (talk) 18:17, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Right an exaustive online search does not reveal anything. I read about the other guy in the photo J. Walter Basset and they discovered some trove of photos. Looks like I can semi-confidently say that the photo was likely discovered in 1975, published in 2011 from an attic in Mt. Carmel. And he died in 1968. I went down the rabbit hole. Bruxton (talk) 19:19, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Oh, good work! I know how frustrating these things can be - Dumelow (talk) 08:24, 14 February 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Juliana Olshanskaya
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DYK for 1994 Dronka lightning strike
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DYK for Barrau de Sescas
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DYK for 623rd Field Artillery Regiment
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DYK for 5th Combat Helicopter Regiment
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DYK for Royal Navy cutlasses
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Erroll Tremlett
Hi Dumelow, just after an opinion! Do you think it's worth trying to get the above article to GA class, or do you think it's too reliant on a couple of sources for that to happen? StickyWicket (talk) 12:37, 14 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi StickyWicket, I think it should be fine; I've certainly had GAs promoted dependent on fewer sources. I'd just make sure you have an answer as to why britishmilitaryhistory.co.uk is reliable (I am not familiar with it myself) - Dumelow (talk) 12:50, 14 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the reply! Hmm you make a good point, I hadn't thought about that with regards to britishmilitaryhistory.co.uk.  I will have to do some digging on the source I think. StickyWicket (talk) 07:45, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

DYK for 87th African Infantry Division
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DYK for Henry Fitzcount
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Featured Article Save Award
Thankyou Nikkimaria, glad we were able to save it as it's an important part of early 19th-century history in Europe. I'm keeping my eye out for other salvageable MILHIST FARCs but also depends on how busy I am - Dumelow (talk) 06:51, 21 February 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Casa Rull Museum
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DYK for Viktor Taranovsky
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March editathons
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The Bugle: Issue CLXXVIV, February 2022
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DYK for German victory parade in Paris (1871)
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DYK for Museum of Classic Sci-Fi
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

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DYK for Statue of Alfred the Great, Southwark
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A barnstar for you!

 * Thanks so much Scorpions13256. I am just glad that somebody finds them interesting! - Dumelow (talk) 08:33, 4 March 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Dow's Hill Interpretation Centre
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DYK for Dorthe Emilie Røssell
— Maile (talk) 00:03, 8 March 2022 (UTC) Thank you for your share in IWD! I show two who didn't make it, one from Russia and one from Ukraine. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:11, 8 March 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Sons of Neptune (campaign group)
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:03, 15 March 2022 (UTC) the automation of this function is in beta testing mode—please let me know if I've screwed up! theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 06:30, 3 April 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Dawnus
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:03, 16 March 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Zungwini Mountain skirmishes
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Cavillargues medallion
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DYK for Shotley Pier
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Red Book of Worcester
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Natal–Zululand border incident
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

April Editathons from Women in Red
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DYK for Bald's eyesalve
I am aware that you have created more than 700 DYK. In my opinion, a problem arose from this one because it crossed a line from history to medicine. I recommended that the DYK for Bald's eyesalve be rejected and that the article itself be radically revised, because none of the evidence of function meets WP:MEDRS. In my opinon, an article can exist with references to the history of this medevial treatment, but any mention of science supporting functionality be deleted. David notMD (talk) 00:39, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
 * See page 218 of Whitcher et al (click on PDF after accessing the ref) for present day example of how use of 'traditional medicine' eye treatment products can cause eye damage, up to blindness.

DYK for William Thomas (antiquary)
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 26 March 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for that one! I had 5 items on the Main page yesterday (4 pictured), too many deaths. - I was quite touched by music: a combination of the beginning of the cantata theme and of Prayer for Ukraine, simultaneously! (on my talk, just received) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:35, 26 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks Gerda Arendt, glad you enjoyed it. Unfortunately the contributions I am able to make here at present are very limited, hopefully be back writing in the future - Dumelow (talk) 15:33, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

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The Bugle: Issue CLXXVII, March 2022
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DYK for HMS Racer (1833)
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 30 March 2022 (UTC) the automation of this function is in beta testing mode—please let me know if I've screwed up! theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 23:27, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

Battle of Schellenberg
Given that you helped with the work at Featured article review/Battle of Blenheim/archive1, would you be willing to take a look at Schellenberg, which was in the same war? It's another very old FA promotion that the URFA group isn't quite sure what to do with, and is looking for someone who is at least familiar with the topic matter to judge what kind of shape it is in. The hope is to avoid FAR if at all possible. Hog Farm Talk 17:12, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Dorking Cockerel
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 3 April 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for another interesting sculpture DYK, an interesting read.  Spy-cicle💥  Talk? 17:17, 5 April 2022 (UTC)

Possible help for a new Wikipedia editor
Hello! I am currently new to Wikipedia editing, having taken up a university course where we are encouraged to work on a stub article and turn it into a B- or C-class article. I have noticed that you are relatively active on here, and are an admin for the Biography WikiProject with a particular focus on civil engineers. I have chosen Peter Nicol Russell who was a Scottish/Australian engineer and philanthropist in the 1800's. If you had the chance, would you mind assisting me with providing some advice on the article via its talk page? I'm also looking for someone to review and grade the article per the Biography WikiProject guidelines if you (/you know anyone who) can help Many thanks!! Chasseur99 (talk) 07:37, 4 April 2022 (UTC)

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Wikibreak
Unfortunately since the end of March I have been very busy in real life and have not had time to edit here. Hopefully this will change in the future and I will be back to writing articles. With apologies to Hog Farm and Chasseur99, I am unable to take on any commitments at the moment. All the best - 06:23, 14 April 2022 (UTC)


 * Thanks @Dumelow for acknowledging my request and not a problem at all! Hopefully we can collaborate in the future! Chasseur99 (talk) 10:37, 16 April 2022 (UTC)

New administrator activity requirement
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DYK nomination of Bald's eyesalve
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Precious anniversary
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The Bugle: Issue CLXXVIII, April 2022
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May Women in Red events
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The Bugle: Issue CXCIII, May 2022
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June events from Women in Red
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DYK for Bald's eyesalve
—Kusma (talk) 00:04, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

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Women in Red in July 2022
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The Bugle: Issue CXCIV, June 2022
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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:28, 10 July 2022 (UTC)

Red tabs
Hi, idle curiosity here, but what stopped your progress on List of British generals killed during the First World War? Good to see you back in action, too! Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 18:49, 13 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi Pickersgill-Cunliffe, thanks, good to be back! I stopped partly because of my usual lack of focus but also I had a concern over suitability (perhaps this listing was best served by the existing category system).  At the time I started it there were no others of similar scope, but now I see we have List of U.S. general officers and flag officers killed in World War II and List of Russian generals killed during the 2022 invasion of Ukraine that have survived so perhaps time to reinvigorate efforts to get this to mainspace.  I initially sourced the list entirely from Red Tabs but some kind editors made me aware of a couple of others not listed there; they need to be integrated into the list.  There may be others, at some point I will try searching on the CWGC site to check.  More than happy to work together on this one, if you are willing? - Dumelow (talk) 11:32, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I admit that I'm not the best at identifying notability for list articles, but I assume having one complete book on the subject plus various wider works discussing general officer deaths (on the topic of lions led by donkeys etc) makes this one a good possibility. Note that I created list of British general officers killed in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, the sources of which run on a similar basis. Would be happy to assist, depending of course on whether or not you agree! Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 14:39, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes, I think I've come round to the same opinion (just realised I started my list in 2014, what an age ago that feels!). I'm away from my copy of Red Tabs  but I'm sure one of the main thrusts is of dispelling the myth of the chateau general, which would make some good material for the introductory paragraphs.  Excellent work on the Napoleonic list, by the way.  Will look to start checking the list against the CWGC but feel free to add whatever you like, especially on the background, I don't think I have much in the way of sources to hand - Dumelow (talk) 16:39, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Will take a more in-depth look into what can be written shortly - as of right now my FWW knowledge is almost completely limited to what I learned while writing Roland Haig! A brief check seems to suggest that an overwhelming amount of recent work relies on that from Red Tabs. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 21:11, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CXCVI, July 2022
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Women in Red in August 2022
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DYK for Burnham Pier
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DYK for Alf Lowe
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DYK for Sarah Pike Conger
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DYK for Seven Natural Wonders of the UK
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DYK for Windsor Street Gasworks
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Administrators' newsletter – August 2022
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 * Wikimania 2022 is taking place virtually from 11 August to 14 August. The schedule for wikimania is listed here. There are also a number of in-person events associated with Wikimania around the world.
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DYK for Desert Reconnaissance Battalion
— Maile (talk) 00:03, 6 August 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Milk's gotta lotta bottle
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 8 August 2022 (UTC) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 15:56, 9 August 2022 (UTC)

Hello! Your submission of Elver Eating World Championships at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 09:48, 10 August 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Adolphe Smith Headingley
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 12 August 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Adrian Becher
— Maile (talk) 00:03, 12 August 2022 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for August 14
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Assistance with vandalism and abuse
Hello there, I'm sorry to bother you but I was wondering if you would be able to help me with an issue at the Cassiel and Sariel pages? A user called Leven cantrell has been continuously vandalising the page without end, alongside hurling abusive and racist language. Any assistance you can give will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you. BlackDragonCasimir (talk) 06:41, 18 August 2022 (UTC)


 * Hi BlackDragonCasimir, sorry I haven't done much in the way of dispute resolution for many years and am well out of touch with many of our policies. However there are potential contraventions of WP:3RR and WP:NPA.  Your best bet for a speedy and policy-compliant resolution  is to report it at the Administrators' noticeboard or the  Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring sub-board - Dumelow (talk) 06:56, 18 August 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Man from Del Monte (advertising campaign)
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

The Man from West London says Yes!

 * Thanks Andrew, just getting back into the swing of things after a bit of a break. Have done a few advertising articles and was amazed we didn't have one for this - Dumelow (talk) 09:19, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Welcome back. I was comparing a mate to Captain Birdseye the other day but he's already done.  Here's a good list to work through if you run dry: The 100 Greatest TV Ads. Andrew🐉(talk) 09:30, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Oh good shout. There's loads of good ones on there - Dumelow (talk) 09:53, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Looking at that list more closely, I notice that it doesn't include the man from del Monte. But it's still good viewing though.  Did you Know that Henry was a bitch!?  Andrew🐉(talk) 18:52, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

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DYK for Alice M. Hayes
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for an unusual woman! Look at the church where I heard VOCES8. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:53, 30 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks Gerda Arendt, I stumbled across the story whilst searching for another Alice Hayes and thought it too interesting to pass up, shame the zebra photo didn't make the main page - Dumelow (talk) 06:36, 31 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I know the feeling, - my Thomanerchor image also didn't make it (yet). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:22, 31 August 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Bill Harkin
Valereee (talk) 00:02, 29 August 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Aquis Querquennis
Valereee (talk) 00:02, 29 August 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Youlgrave Waterworks
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The Bugle: Issue CXCVII, August 2022
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DYK for Rockwood & Company shipping department fire
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DYK for Peter Corby
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Women in Red in September 2022
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Wikiproject Military history coordinator election nominations opening soon
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DYK for Barclays House
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Administrators' newsletter – September 2022
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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:11, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Golden logistics triangle
Vanamonde 00:02, 3 September 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Brian McMahon
I see that the proposed hook for the DYK for Brian McMahon (New Zealand Army officer) refers to his being named Anzac of the Year in 2010. It was actually 2011, as stated in the article itself, and for example in this story from the ODT. Otherwise, great work! Paora (talk) 08:11, 3 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks Paora, well spotted, must've been a typo. I've fixed it in the queue - Dumelow (talk) 18:17, 3 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Good work finding the photo too, thanks - Dumelow (talk) 18:18, 3 September 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Assembly Rooms, Belfast
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 3 September 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Belfast Banking Company
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 3 September 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Antony Hodgkinson
— Maile (talk) 00:03, 4 September 2022 (UTC) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 03:01, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Brian McMahon (New Zealand Army officer)
— Maile (talk) 12:02, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Chicago Radio
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Elver Eating World Championships
Z1720 (talk) 00:02, 6 September 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Rorke's Drift (video game)
Z1720 (talk) 00:02, 6 September 2022 (UTC) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 05:33, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Leutard of Vertus
Z1720 (talk) 00:02, 6 September 2022 (UTC) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 05:33, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

Galton Bridge
Hiya! You were a big help digging up a paper for the Old Exe Bridge a few years ago. I was wondering if you might be able to lay your hands on these two: "Birmingham Canal, England—a future unlocked by Telford" and "Thomas Telford's cast-iron bridges"? I'd be very much obliged! Best, HJ Mitchell &#124; Penny for your thoughts? 12:03, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi HJ. Just started working on a bridge article myself (Dove Bridge just off the A50 between Stoke and Uttoxeter).  I can send these, but are you in WP:Library?  The ICE has tied up with them to grant access to the online library.  I can actually get access to more articles through my WP:Library membership than my ICE membership! There's a paragraph on the bridge in   also, but what it has to say might be covered by the other two - Dumelow (talk) 12:22, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Oh wow! I knew there was some good stuff in the Wikipedia Library but didn't realise it included the ICE Library! I can see myself spending many hours mining that for information on bridges! I actually have that book in front of me. I have the entire CEH series on my bookshelf; they're handy gazetteers for major engineering works (and a few obscure ones) even if they're not very detailed. HJ Mitchell &#124; Penny for your thoughts? 12:42, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
 * And if you haven't discovered it yet, I'm in love with David McFetrich's Encyclopaedia of British Bridges; I've cited it in a few Wikipedia articles. I'm not sure I like the way it's organised (alphabetically by bridge name rather than geographically like the CEH series) but it has thousands of entries on all sorts of bridges (but apparently not yours; Brindley's aqueduct over over the same river is included though). <b style="color: teal; font-family: Tahoma">HJ Mitchell</b> &#124; <span style="color: navy; font-family: Times New Roman" title="(Talk page)">Penny for your thoughts? 13:02, 7 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Not familiar with it, but will look for a copy, thanks for the recommendation. Brindley's Dove aqueduct is just downstream from the mediaeval Monks Bridge, River Dove, the article for which I wrote a couple of years ago, and very deserving of its own article.  It has unusually low and shallow arches - Dumelow (talk) 13:12, 7 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Monks Bridge is in there, though only four sentences. It's around £30 on Amazon if I remember rightly but well worth it. I might get round to the Dove Aqueduct at some point. Let's see where I get to with the Galton Bridge first! <b style="color: teal; font-family: Tahoma">HJ Mitchell</b> &#124; <span style="color: navy; font-family: Times New Roman" title="(Talk page)">Penny for your thoughts? 13:55, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks, just ordered a copy (it's sitting at £19 now). Sure it'll come in useful for other articles as well, if only I had time to write them! - Dumelow (talk) 09:42, 14 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Hey, hope McFetrich is proving useful. If you have five minutes to cast an eye over the revamped Galton Bridge, I'd appreciate an expert's perspective! :) I'm quite pleased with it considering what it looked like a month ago! <b style="color: teal; font-family: Tahoma">HJ Mitchell</b> &#124; <span style="color: navy; font-family: Times New Roman" title="(Talk page)">Penny for your thoughts? 21:51, 5 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi HJ, looking good, especially starting almost from scratch. In my paperback of Man of Iron Galton bridge is discussed on p335, while you have it as p355.  Possibly a typo?  I could find absolutely no other improvements or changes to make to the article, which I think is certainly above GA in quality.  Great work! - Dumelow (talk) 07:26, 6 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Good catch, thanks! It's a shame it only gets a brief mention but I suppose Telford was so prolific that a book covering all his projects in detail would be enormous! <b style="color: teal; font-family: Tahoma">HJ Mitchell</b> &#124; <span style="color: navy; font-family: Times New Roman" title="(Talk page)">Penny for your thoughts? 20:59, 6 October 2022 (UTC)

American services and supply in the Siegfried Line campaign
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Royal Navy State Funeral Gun Carriage
Dear Dumelow, thanks for your work on this little page... Best wishes (Msrasnw (talk) 09:24, 14 September 2022 (UTC))
 * Hi Msrasnw, thanks for the message. I saw it pop up when you added a link from Death and state funeral of George VI, which I wrote last year.  I'm hoping to write one for George V at some point too, to complete the monarchs since Victoria.  Perhaps eventually all those listed at Template:State funerals in the United Kingdom, but they do take a bit of time to write! - Dumelow (talk) 09:35, 14 September 2022 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Irene Papas
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Monday's DYK Q3
The Piper to the Sovereign will play a Lament at the funeral. (See eg this, this, this and this.) I reckon you could whip up an article for Paul Burns if you think him notable? JennyOz (talk) 14:37, 16 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks JennyOz. I think probably a case could be made on notability, but somebody would be sure to say something given none of the other pipers have articles.  On the basis that real life locations are generally safe, I've created and nominated Shaw Farm, Windsor, a royal farm that will be the start point for Monday's procession to Windsor Castle - Dumelow (talk) 16:41, 16 September 2022 (UTC)

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John Giffard
I found this URL which said that John Giffard is adopted. Can you check the original source? GZWDer (talk) 14:51, 14 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Oh, good find GZWDer. It didn't come up in my search of the 'Times back archive as the announcement didn't have his full name just "John William" son of "Mr and Mrs Peter Giffard".  The Christening was at Brompton for some reason but its presumably the same man as the date is right.  One of his god parents was Airey Neave, interestingly enough.  Another was "Miss Gandar Dower", presumably some relation of Eric Gandar Dower.  Will add to the article - Dumelow (talk) 15:51, 14 October 2022 (UTC)

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The Bugle: Issue CXCVIII, October 2022
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British generals
Hi, I'm currently having a look to see if I can add any more images to the list. I note that per this, Randle Barnett Barker should have a usable image in vol. 10 of The War Illustrated, but I can't seem to find an open copy of anything above vol. 9. Any ideas? Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 11:44, 19 October 2022 (UTC)


 * Scratch that. As these things go, as soon as sending that message I've found it..! Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 11:55, 19 October 2022 (UTC)


 * Hi Pickersgill-Cunliffe, was just about to reply to say whoever uploaded it to the IWM got the volume wrong (it's page 208 of Volume 7, but sounds like you found it anyway) - Dumelow (talk) 11:57, 19 October 2022 (UTC)


 * Coincidentally I was thinking about digging out Red Tabs and getting to work on the text of the list article. Potentially as something for DYK on 11 November or Remembrance Sunday (I've just submitted an article for a war memorial and am working on a French general that I might also ask to run on those days) - Dumelow (talk) 12:00, 19 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Sounds good. I also thought they'd gotten the volume wrong, but it turns out that they used this, the reprinted "deluxe" version, which has completely different volumes! Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 12:03, 19 October 2022 (UTC)
 * The War Illustrated lists Brigadier-General Francis John De Gex here. He doesn't seem to be included in Bloody Red Tabs, and a little googling suggests he may have died of illness or wounds while serving as Commandant, Rouen. Also Major-General Richard Hutton Davies who committed suicide, listed here. Not sure what your inclusion requirements are? Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 17:08, 19 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes, there are others who died during the war and are listed by the CWGC. I think I will include them in the list (and change it to "list of British generals who died during the First World War") for completeness.  Will take a bit of work though - Dumelow (talk) 18:36, 19 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Right. Have finally reached a lull in other projects and will have a go filling in some myself, if you don't mind. Do you have any thoughts on how the list is organised? It loads in in no seemingly logical order, and I note that other similar lists provide separate tables for each rank of man killed. Also possible to organise by year. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 18:42, 19 October 2022 (UTC)
 * No real preference, though I suppose by rank perhaps. This search at the CWGC should give you all the generals they consider to have died during the war (and includes ones not listed by Davis, which I think are generally non-battle related deaths), though it also picks up men who served as "general servants" which you'll have to disregard! - Dumelow (talk) 18:48, 19 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Have created an initial list of the lieutenant-generals for your edification. Think changing "died of wounds" to "wounds received" works better, considering the header is already "cause of death". Also, I see your note about Henry Normand MacLaurin, but don't think he ever served in the British Army? Others that I don't think ever served in the British Army such as William Holmes are already listed. Am I missing something, or is this list a little more international than promised? Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 20:43, 19 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Sorry, have been away for a few days. I like your list of lt-gens, agree with the cause of death changes. Hopefully I'll get time tonight to finish the text from Red Tabs and add page numbers to the list refs - Dumelow (talk) 11:17, 24 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Not sure what to about the nationality issue. I am leaning towards extending the scope to all British Empire generals, as that seems to be the definition used by Davis and Maddocks and the CWGC.  What do you think? - Dumelow (talk) 11:19, 24 October 2022 (UTC)
 * If Red Tabs includes all British-esqe generals in their list, then this one should do the same. If they do, then that means there's little difficulty with the other CWGC casualties; we just add all of them! Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 18:51, 24 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I've started adding the CWGC generals, there's a lot as it includes those died of accident/illness on active service not related to active duty including those who died post-war. It might be worth introducing a colouring or something to indicate those listed in Red Tabs as died directly related to the war.  I hummed and harred a bit on whether to add the Surgeons-General listed on the CWGC, I've included them for now as the ones I checked seemed to hold general officer ranks in the various medical corps (I didn't include the navy surgeons-general) - Dumelow (talk) 18:54, 24 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Assume you're not including the post-war ones? The end of the war would be a useful solid boundary. I agree that a colour might be useful (perhaps a shade over the name, similar to Order of battle at the Battle of the Nile?) in differentiating between those who died any which way and those who were killed as a result of action. I'll try and get some of the CWGC ones you're adding into tables soon. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 20:31, 24 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I've split them into a section for now. I like the shading on the Nile article, though I think per Manual_of_Style/Accessibility it'd need a symbol (such as †) as well - Dumelow (talk) 21:05, 24 October 2022 (UTC)

Rather than going into detail "heart attack", "meningitis" etc. I was thinking just to go with "illness", we can then have a limited number of causes of death to keep it simple, perhaps: "killed in action", "wounds received", "drowned", "illness", "accident"? - Dumelow (talk) 13:02, 25 October 2022 (UTC)


 * Agree with keeping it simple. Perhaps brackets afterwards if a specific case needs further explanation. E.g. I think the Edgar William Cox drowning has also been viewed as a suicide. Also, would not Kitchener's death count as "killed in action"? It's not like it was accidental drowning, he was sailing on a warship in a time of war. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 20:05, 25 October 2022 (UTC)


 * Perhaps even simpler. Omit the drowning category and class those by enemy action as killed in action and the others as "accident". Agree on Cox, unusual case that deserves a little further explanation - Dumelow (talk) 20:19, 25 October 2022 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Valery Rubakov
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DYK for Cloghan Castle (County Cork)
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Vanilla Beane ITN nomination
Thanks for noticing and nominating Vanilla Beane for a RD posting in ITN. I know it's Wikipedia's article now but it still feels good for someone to notice and nominate an article I started. (And I think the first one that was on the main page.) Skynxnex (talk) 23:47, 26 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi Skynxnex, no problem at all. It's a good little article.  If you create any more articles for recently deceased people please do nominate them at ITN yourself.  It's a relatively low bar to pass and good to see fresh content on the main page - Dumelow (talk) 05:51, 27 October 2022 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Hans von Guretzky-Cornitz
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DYK for Charles de Tricornot de Rose
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The Bugle: Issue CXCIX, November 2022
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DYK for Arthur Leslie Walter Newth
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Your GA nomination of St Mary's Church, Rolleston on Dove
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DYK for Burton upon Trent war memorial
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 13 November 2022 (UTC)

DYK for SS Franz Fischer
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DYK for Hans von Guretzky-Cornitz
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DYK for Kléber Dupuy
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DYK for Bir Hakeim rescue
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DYK for War Memorial Building, Belfast
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DYK for Taters Chatham
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 * Bravo! Cracking and informative. Cielquiparle (talk) 09:16, 20 November 2022 (UTC)


 * Thanks Cielquiparle, it was a pleasure to write! - Dumelow (talk) 13:33, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 04:07, 23 November 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Lichfield Angel
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for a great article! I searched in vain for a period of creation in the lead. Please ad something there, for us ignorants who don't recognise the style by the image. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:51, 22 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks Gerda Arendt, was a fun article to write and I am lucky enough to have seen it a few times. I've added the dating to the lead, thanks for the suggestion - Dumelow (talk) 13:55, 22 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanksgiving in the U.S. - Bach said it in music for peace --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:44, 24 November 2022 (UTC)

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 * Just to say it was a most interesting article to read and review. More please. Ceoil (talk) 02:11, 25 November 2022 (UTC)

Generals
You archived the thread mid-way through me adding to it! Have continued organising the tables; started shortening long names (mostly removing middle names) to increase readability. A couple of queries you might be able to help with though: Thanks, Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 18:45, 22 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Hoghton is down as "poisoned", do we have any context for this? I'm not sure what to put him down as
 * Are you aware of any good sources for brigade names? We seem to be moving between "[Number] (Infantry) Brigade" and "[Number] Brigade" for infantry brigades, and I'm not sure if one is more accurate than the other or if something else is at play with the names


 * Hoghton's covered in Red Tabs, he was one of many died after eating herbs gathered during the Siege of Kut to relieve their hunger. Perhaps "accident"?  Sorry, not done much on the generals recently, but will try to dive back in.  Don't really know much about the brigade names, I'll probably have used whatever was stated in Red Tabs.  Going by the precedent of British infantry brigades of the First World War we can probably do away with "(Infantry)"- Dumelow (talk) 19:10, 22 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Will edit names as suggested. Thoughts on adding a column for branch, as I did here? I'm trying to name the units as accurately as possible, e.g. "1st Division" rather than "1st Australian Division", and it might be a useful way to make the officer's nationality/situation clear. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 19:18, 22 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Sure thing, looks like it'll solve that issue - Dumelow (talk) 20:31, 22 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Have almost finished turning the entries into list format, left blank spaces where I'm unsure or the source doesn't say. If you'd like to help fill some of those in..! Also, been seeing what kind of non-table images could be used and have added two CWGC graves. Images such as this, this, and this also exist; what do you think? Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 00:00, 23 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Looking good. I've filled what gaps I can down to (and including) the major-generals and found a few more portraits.  Will keep plugging away.  I like the funeral photos, really interesting to see the cemeteries in war time - Dumelow (talk) 13:40, 23 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Couple of queries here:
 * We've got Thomas Pakenham, 5th Earl of Longford dying while in command of 2nd Mounted Brigade, but the 2nd South Midland Mounted Brigade article lists Longford as in command of that instead at his death?
 * CWGC has Thomas Stanton Lambert as a brigadier-general, but the article on him has him as a temporary major-general and substantive colonel? Also, what was your criteria for creating this list of post-armistice deaths, because it looks like Lambert (and at least one other, Hanway Robert Cumming) was rather killed in the Irish War of Independence.
 * Thanks again for the work you're putting in here, Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 16:04, 26 November 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Zungeni Mountain skirmish
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Your GA nomination of Coldbath Fields riot
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Women in Red December 2022
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DYK for 1916 Berlin strike
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Thank you for another good one, featured also on Portal:Germany. Opera and Advent choral music on my talk --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:35, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

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Zulu War forts
Hey, just letting you know I've created a stub of Fort Pearson. 𝕱𝖎𝖈𝖆𝖎𝖆 (talk) 03:57, 29 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi Ficaia, good work. I'll try to see what I can add tonight.  A good general resource is Laband's Historical Dictionary of the Zulu Wars which lists about fifty forts - Dumelow (talk) 06:19, 29 November 2022 (UTC)

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Your GA nomination of Coldbath Fields riot
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DYK for Bernard Pitt
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 5 December 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Jack Emanuel
~  ONUnicorn (Talk&#124;Contribs) problem solving 00:02, 6 December 2022 (UTC)

Sir Ernest William Charles Bradfield
Hi Dumelow, hope all is well. I'm going to be working on an article about Lieutenant-General Sir Ernest Bradfield in the coming week or so, and wondered if you'd like to contribute toward it? It seems he was a major influence on the creation of the Indian Army Medical Corps. Most definitely a DYK in it I think! StickyWicket (talk) 23:18, 6 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi StickyWicket, certainly. Give me a ping when you've started the article.  His memoirs were apparently entitled Unimportant Story! - Dumelow (talk) 06:50, 7 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Very humble of Bradfield to title his memoirs as such, his story is hardly Unimportant! I have created an article here. StickyWicket (talk) 10:46, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Durham police mast
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 7 December 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Calais Conference (December 1915)
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

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Your GA nomination of Coldbath Fields riot
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Your GA nomination of Johannes Wilhelm Colenbrander
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Regarding WP:ERRORS reports...
Hey, I just noticed that you are actually an admin. You know, you're allowed to make corrections all by yourself. The errors page is to get the attention of an admin to fix an error because one cannot oneself. Since you can yourself, you don't need to get another admin to do it. -- Jayron <b style="color:#090">32</b> 17:24, 13 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi Jayron32. I do make changes, usually to delete from the templates uncited stuff currently on the main page, but prefer to at least get a second opinion and give people chance to fix or replace the article.  I do also fix articles by rescuing dead links, adding references etc. where it is relatively easy to do so.  However there is a limited amount of time I can dedicate to this and my primary focus is content creation.  I only recently started looking at the main page content when I realised how much of it wasn't within guidelines, particularly POTD, OTD and FL. Compliance with WP:V is a major problem - if readers can't trust information we have actually selected to feature on the main page then it is a poor advert for the rest of the project.  Thankyou for all you do to action the reports, I know it is an unending task (but it shouldn't be if whoever writes the info actually checks it) - Dumelow (talk) 17:53, 13 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Indeed, and there's a very useful additional benefit that it's clear to all quite how many errors there are in the templates every day, and a faint hope that those preparing the various sections might take note and check things more thoroughly themselves going forward. If Dumelow wasn't doing this task (which also used to do on a daily basis), there would be numerous errors going live every day and nobody would even know about it.  &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 16:08, 14 December 2022 (UTC)
 * My only point was that Dumelow could spend the same effort and just fix the template directly. Fixing errors never requires prior approval, and as he has the requisite user permissions to edit through full protection, it has the same effect as asking other admins to do it for him, with the added benefit of getting done sooner.  Reports from non-admins, as TRM used to do on the regular, are of course much appreciated.  But if someone is already an admin themselves, there's no benefit (and indeed the drawback of making someone else do the work, and the lost time of it not getting done promptly) of reporting rather than just fixing it.  That was my main point.  -- Jayron <b style="color:#090">32</b> 13:25, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

In thanks for your hard work...

 * Thanks Amakuru, I'm glad there's a few of us trying to keep up standards. Some of the stuff coming through is frankly shocking; I hadn't realised how badly we missed TRM's work in this area - Dumelow (talk) 15:32, 15 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Just adding my thanks and appreciation for your work on ERRORS recently. Happy holidays, Eddie891 Talk Work 13:10, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Wilhelm Werner
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 15 December 2022 (UTC) GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 08:19, 26 December 2022 (UTC)

DYK for SS Torrington
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 15 December 2022 (UTC) GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 05:41, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for two more DYK featured on Portal:Germany! My talk has a DYK that was planned for 22 November, and now a choir pic of "our" concert last Sunday, likely to become next year's lead image on my user page. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:38, 15 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Good stuff, I've got an American Civil War article I'm quite please with coming up for a Christmas Day DYK appearance but there'll be a few more German articles too, I'm in a bit of a First World War vein at the moment - Dumelow (talk) 15:30, 15 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you! Enjoy the season, dreaming of peace! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:23, 20 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Today, pictured, the soprano of our choral concert of the year. More in the context: User talk:Gerda Arendt, in case of interest. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:40, 26 December 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Robert Palmer (British writer)
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

Hannyngton
Have some difficulties re Hannyngton. His command seems to have changed through the East African campaign, from variously numbered East African brigades to the eponymous Hanforce. Also, some sources describe him as a temporary brig-gen, but | this medal card apparently has him as a major-gen. Thoughts? Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 16:43, 16 December 2022 (UTC)


 * I can't seem to get any link to that page to actually work once pasted here, which is a bit weird. The record number is WO 372/9/1308 if you want to look. Having checked the record, it definitely does say "Indian Army. Maj Gen". Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 17:22, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

I think you had an extraneous "|" in the link, this link works (for me at least). Very strange, the medal card preview certainly has "Indian Army Maj Gen" written on it. There's a second medal card for him here that also says "Maj Gen (T)", presumably indicating it was a temporary rank. Will see if I can dig anything out from elsewhere - Dumelow (talk) 17:40, 16 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Yep, was a temporary rank from 20 January to 25 February 1917 only per the Gazette, guess its recorded on his medal card as it states "highest rank held" - Dumelow (talk) 17:54, 16 December 2022 (UTC)
 * His command of 3rd East African Brigade definitely followed command of the 2nd (page 231). Hanforce looks to have come later (from what I can tell from [http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/exhibits/show/helenthomas-u4igjb/13 this book) so should probably be his last command - Dumelow (talk) 18:13, 16 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks for that. Not sure I've got a good enough source to say what, if anything, he was commanding at the time of his death though. On a different note, any ideas why Deputy Surgeon General (which I'm equating to maj gen) John Henderson is on the CWGC? Per this obituary he retired in 1888! Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 19:14, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

Hi Pickersgill-Cunliffe, thanks for your recent additions. I think it's now as complete as we can make it. I'll look to move it to main space shortly, unless you have any objections? - Dumelow (talk) 09:43, 19 December 2022 (UTC)


 * Agreed. I expect further research could provide more information for the background writing, but it's perfectly good as is. We'd briefly discussed adding colour coding to the article (at least to denote those officers present in Red Tabs), thoughts on that as a cherry on top? Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 11:46, 19 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes, I think that would be useful. Will keep my eye out for more background sources, I'm a little uncomfortable with it being etirely sourced to Red Tabs, although it is the definitive work - Dumelow (talk) 11:53, 19 December 2022 (UTC)
 * An attempt has been made(!). Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 12:24, 19 December 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Fort Pearson
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

ITN recognition for HTMS Sukhothai
Per this and this

Happy Holidays!
I wish you and your loved ones a Merry Christmas and a prosperous new Year. Best regards RV (talk) 08:19, 23 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Thankyou RV and all the very best to you too - Dumelow (talk) 11:09, 23 December 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Johannes Wilhelm Colenbrander
The article Johannes Wilhelm Colenbrander you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Johannes Wilhelm Colenbrander for comments about the article, and Talk:Johannes Wilhelm Colenbrander/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Zawed -- Zawed (talk) 10:21, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Morgan's Christmas Raid
-- RoySmith (talk) 00:03, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

Happy Holidays

 * Thankyou Bruxton, and all the very best to you and yours for the festive period! - Dumelow (talk) 10:16, 26 December 2022 (UTC)

Women in Red January 2023
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Marescaux
Marescaux is an interesting story, is it not? Query here. Per this he died of cerebral hemorrhage brought about by the constant bombing of Dunkirk while he was Colonel COmmandant, Dunkirk. Does this count as illness or wounds received? Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 15:22, 28 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes, was thinking he would be an interesting subject for an article! I'd go with wounds received for that, I think - Dumelow (talk) 15:27, 28 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Have added as such. Agree that he needs an article, would be happy to pitch in although my FWW experience is pretty thin! Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 17:02, 28 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Have made a start on an article for him here. A distressing amount of Navy List being used so far; if you happen to come across any accounts of particular stories from his service they'd be great to include. It's mostly plain facts right now, although I've more to add. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 15:01, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Good stuff, I've added a bit more. Think that's all I can add.  Probably wants a bit of tidying up and breaking into more sections but other than that probably good to go! - Dumelow (talk) 18:24, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks very much for your additions, have created the article. One bit of information that eludes me is his first command as a commander. OR shows that it was HMS Gleaner between 1896 and 1897, but I can't find an RS to back me up! Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 21:00, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Strange, the Times of 14 December 1896 has him as a lt-cmdr and captaining HMS Hussar (1894) on trials? - Dumelow (talk) 22:08, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
 * The same paper of 22 Feb 1897 has him captaining the Hussar in the Mediterranean. Possibly your source is mistaken? - Dumelow (talk) 22:10, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes, just saw that one. The Times of 19 November however has the following:
 * "Gerald C. A. Marascaux, to the Gleaner, in command when relieved by the Hussar, Cuthbert G. Chapman, to the Hussar, in command when relieved by the Gleaner"
 * Definitely a connection between the two ships but honestly that sentence has done more to confuse me than anything else! Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 22:16, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Ah, I think I understand. Marescaux took the Hussar out to the Med, where she was taken over by Chapman and Marecaux brought the Gleaner back? - Dumelow (talk) 22:18, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Indeed. Threw a bunch of Times reports together to piece it out. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 22:40, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Realised that IWM holds an image of Marescaux here. I'm aware that lots of IWM images are usable on commons/wikipedia, but have never done it myself. Any idea whether this can be used? (there's a whole series of portraits of him on the NPG, but we've got to wait another 6 years to use those!) Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 15:57, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
 * It'd be PD if it was taken by a British government photographer but the back indicates that it was purchased from the studio of Elliott & Fry. It doesn't give the name of the photographer but it is potentially still in copyright.  It's part of the "Bond of Sacrifice" collection which was made with a view to publishing short biographies of all officers killed in the war.  Because of the number killed they didn't get beyond the first two volumes (1914 and Jan-Jun 1915) but by virtue of date of publication they are now fair game and a handy source of info and photos of those killed in the early war (I have both volumes on my bookshelf) - Dumelow (talk) 16:18, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Ah well, only six years to go then..! Out of interest, does Bond of Sacrifice have a piece/image on Gordon Chesney Wilson? Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 16:46, 2 January 2023 (UTC)


 * Certainly, the text is as follows:


 * Citation would be . The image isn't great but I've uploaded it - Dumelow (talk) 17:52, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
 * The bios aren't usually very in depth but more than happy to supply any others if there's ones you're interested in (or you come across articles without images) - Dumelow (talk) 17:53, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks very much for that, that's the first definitive date I've seen for his taking command of the regiment. Big help! Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 18:39, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

DYK for French law of 29 December 1915
-- RoySmith (talk) 00:02, 29 December 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Yusuf al-Hani
-- RoySmith (talk) 00:03, 29 December 2022 (UTC)