A fact from Thomas Stanton Lambert appeared on Wikipedia's
Main Page in the Did you know column on 9 July 2021 (
check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that British army officer Thomas Stanton Lambert was killed by an
IRA ambush while returning from a tennis match in 1921?
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Biography, a collaborative effort to create, develop and organize Wikipedia's articles about people. All interested editors are invited to
join the project and
contribute to the discussion. For instructions on how to use this banner, please refer to the
documentation.BiographyWikipedia:WikiProject BiographyTemplate:WikiProject Biographybiography articles
This article is within the scope of the Military history WikiProject. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a
list of open tasks. To use this banner, please see the
full instructions.Military historyWikipedia:WikiProject Military historyTemplate:WikiProject Military historymilitary history articles
This article has been checked against the following criteria for B-class status:
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
this nomination's talk page,
the article's talk page or
Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
... that British army officer Thomas Stanton Lambert was killed by an
IRA ambush while returning from a tennis match in 1921? "Colonel Commandant Lambert died at nine o'clock to-night from wounds received at 7.30 pm at Moydrum, County Westmeath, when returning from a tennis party." from:
"Another Officer Killed". The Guardian. Newspapers.com. 21 June 1921. p. 9. Retrieved 19 June 2021. and "Local I.R.A. volunteers were recently informed that an officer from the military garrison in Athlone, Major-General Thomas Stanton Lambert, commanding officer of the 13th Brigade in Athlone and G.O.C. of the Dublin Brigade, was in the habit of going to a house near Coosan named Midges to play tennis ... Near Benown they found their path was suddenly blocked by a dozen armed men, led by Captain Elliott of the Tubberclair Volunteers." from:
"The burning of Moydrum Castle". Westmeath Independent. 21 October 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
A fact from Thomas Stanton Lambert appeared on Wikipedia's
Main Page in the Did you know column on 9 July 2021 (
check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that British army officer Thomas Stanton Lambert was killed by an
IRA ambush while returning from a tennis match in 1921?
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Biography, a collaborative effort to create, develop and organize Wikipedia's articles about people. All interested editors are invited to
join the project and
contribute to the discussion. For instructions on how to use this banner, please refer to the
documentation.BiographyWikipedia:WikiProject BiographyTemplate:WikiProject Biographybiography articles
This article is within the scope of the Military history WikiProject. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a
list of open tasks. To use this banner, please see the
full instructions.Military historyWikipedia:WikiProject Military historyTemplate:WikiProject Military historymilitary history articles
This article has been checked against the following criteria for B-class status:
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
this nomination's talk page,
the article's talk page or
Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
... that British army officer Thomas Stanton Lambert was killed by an
IRA ambush while returning from a tennis match in 1921? "Colonel Commandant Lambert died at nine o'clock to-night from wounds received at 7.30 pm at Moydrum, County Westmeath, when returning from a tennis party." from:
"Another Officer Killed". The Guardian. Newspapers.com. 21 June 1921. p. 9. Retrieved 19 June 2021. and "Local I.R.A. volunteers were recently informed that an officer from the military garrison in Athlone, Major-General Thomas Stanton Lambert, commanding officer of the 13th Brigade in Athlone and G.O.C. of the Dublin Brigade, was in the habit of going to a house near Coosan named Midges to play tennis ... Near Benown they found their path was suddenly blocked by a dozen armed men, led by Captain Elliott of the Tubberclair Volunteers." from:
"The burning of Moydrum Castle". Westmeath Independent. 21 October 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2021.