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
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The result was: promoted by
Bruxtontalk 00:45, 6 January 2024 (UTC)
... that
George Cross recipient Bill Madden(pictured) died as result of malnutrition and ill-treatment by his
Chinese captors while a
prisoner of war? Source: Blanch, Craig (2020). For Gallantry: Australians Awarded the George Cross & the Cross of Valour. Sydney: New South Publishing. ISBN 978-1-74223-682-7, p. 109
ALT1: ... that
George Cross recipient Bill Madden(pictured) remained cheerful and optimistic despite repeated beatings by his
Chinese captors while a
prisoner of war? Source: Blanch, Craig (2020). For Gallantry: Australians Awarded the George Cross & the Cross of Valour. Sydney: New South Publishing. ISBN 978-1-74223-682-7, p. 107
Approve first hook. While his courage appears to be not only verifiable but also inspirational, I don't feel super confident about approving a hook that relies on a military award citation. Otherwise, outstanding GA, great work all around. Image is GTG. ~
Pbritti (
talk) 02:53, 14 December 2023 (UTC)
Update: I looked a bit closer at the sections and I may be wrong. Log titles and not much else to fret about.
Bruxton (
talk) 00:43, 6 January 2024 (UTC)
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.
The result was: promoted by
Bruxtontalk 00:45, 6 January 2024 (UTC)
... that
George Cross recipient Bill Madden(pictured) died as result of malnutrition and ill-treatment by his
Chinese captors while a
prisoner of war? Source: Blanch, Craig (2020). For Gallantry: Australians Awarded the George Cross & the Cross of Valour. Sydney: New South Publishing. ISBN 978-1-74223-682-7, p. 109
ALT1: ... that
George Cross recipient Bill Madden(pictured) remained cheerful and optimistic despite repeated beatings by his
Chinese captors while a
prisoner of war? Source: Blanch, Craig (2020). For Gallantry: Australians Awarded the George Cross & the Cross of Valour. Sydney: New South Publishing. ISBN 978-1-74223-682-7, p. 107
Approve first hook. While his courage appears to be not only verifiable but also inspirational, I don't feel super confident about approving a hook that relies on a military award citation. Otherwise, outstanding GA, great work all around. Image is GTG. ~
Pbritti (
talk) 02:53, 14 December 2023 (UTC)
Update: I looked a bit closer at the sections and I may be wrong. Log titles and not much else to fret about.
Bruxton (
talk) 00:43, 6 January 2024 (UTC)