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Did you know... that Michael White served in
the same regiment as his father and married the daughter of another of its officers?
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The result was: promoted by
Yoninah (
talk) 13:05, 25 December 2020 (UTC)reply
... that Michael White served in
the same regiment as his father and married the daughter of another of its officers? "the third son of Robert White, major in the 27th dragoons ... obtained a cornetcy in the 24th dragoons on 15 Aug. 1804 ... In 1816 he married Mary, daughter of Major Mylne of the 24th dragoons" [note that 27th Dragoons became the 24th Dragoons in 1803] from: "
White, Michael". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
ALT1:... that Michael White was appointed
aide-de-camp to
Queen Victoria for his gallantry at the 1846
Battle of Sobraon? "at Sobraon he behaved with such conspicuous gallantry that he was nominated aide-de-camp to the queen." from the same source
Moved to mainspace by
Dumelow (
talk). Self-nominated at 15:50, 23 December 2020 (UTC).reply
Approve main hook Article was made on the 22nd, so is new enough and it is far more than long enough. The article reads neutrally, has proper in-line citations, and has no copyvio problems after checking with the tool. The hook is short enough and interesting enough for promotion. I'd go with the main hook as the better and more interesting one. And the QPQ has already been done. Good to go!
SilverserenC 04:22, 25 December 2020 (UTC)reply
A fact from Michael White (British Army officer) appeared on Wikipedia's
Main Page in the Did you know column on 6 January 2021 (
check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that Michael White served in
the same regiment as his father and married the daughter of another of its officers?
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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as
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The result was: promoted by
Yoninah (
talk) 13:05, 25 December 2020 (UTC)reply
... that Michael White served in
the same regiment as his father and married the daughter of another of its officers? "the third son of Robert White, major in the 27th dragoons ... obtained a cornetcy in the 24th dragoons on 15 Aug. 1804 ... In 1816 he married Mary, daughter of Major Mylne of the 24th dragoons" [note that 27th Dragoons became the 24th Dragoons in 1803] from: "
White, Michael". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
ALT1:... that Michael White was appointed
aide-de-camp to
Queen Victoria for his gallantry at the 1846
Battle of Sobraon? "at Sobraon he behaved with such conspicuous gallantry that he was nominated aide-de-camp to the queen." from the same source
Moved to mainspace by
Dumelow (
talk). Self-nominated at 15:50, 23 December 2020 (UTC).reply
Approve main hook Article was made on the 22nd, so is new enough and it is far more than long enough. The article reads neutrally, has proper in-line citations, and has no copyvio problems after checking with the tool. The hook is short enough and interesting enough for promotion. I'd go with the main hook as the better and more interesting one. And the QPQ has already been done. Good to go!
SilverserenC 04:22, 25 December 2020 (UTC)reply