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
Theleekycauldron (
talk) 21:40, 23 September 2021 (UTC)
... that in 1928 a 15-year-old boy was killed after falling from the top of the 142-foot high (43 m) mast at
HMS Ganges? "Alfred Hickman, second-class boy, who was killed at the Naval Training establishment through falling from a mast 142ft high" from: Dykes, Godfrey.
"3 Boys die at HMS Ganges". RN Communications Branch Museum/Library. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
ALT3:... that in 1928 a 15-year-old boy, Alfred Hickman, was killed after falling from the top of the 142-foot high (43 m) mast at
HMS Ganges? "Alfred Hickman, second-class boy, who was killed at the Naval Training establishment through falling from a mast 142ft high" from: Dykes, Godfrey.
"3 Boys die at HMS Ganges". RN Communications Branch Museum/Library. Retrieved 7 September 2021. (suggested by
Cavalryman)
Overall: Interesting article that is well written and well sourced. I personally find ALT0 or ALT2 better than ALT1, although I think there is room to include the name Alfred Hickman in ALT0 if used, I have added it as a possible ALT3.
Cavalryman (
talk) 11:58, 9 September 2021 (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
Theleekycauldron (
talk) 21:40, 23 September 2021 (UTC)
... that in 1928 a 15-year-old boy was killed after falling from the top of the 142-foot high (43 m) mast at
HMS Ganges? "Alfred Hickman, second-class boy, who was killed at the Naval Training establishment through falling from a mast 142ft high" from: Dykes, Godfrey.
"3 Boys die at HMS Ganges". RN Communications Branch Museum/Library. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
ALT3:... that in 1928 a 15-year-old boy, Alfred Hickman, was killed after falling from the top of the 142-foot high (43 m) mast at
HMS Ganges? "Alfred Hickman, second-class boy, who was killed at the Naval Training establishment through falling from a mast 142ft high" from: Dykes, Godfrey.
"3 Boys die at HMS Ganges". RN Communications Branch Museum/Library. Retrieved 7 September 2021. (suggested by
Cavalryman)
Overall: Interesting article that is well written and well sourced. I personally find ALT0 or ALT2 better than ALT1, although I think there is room to include the name Alfred Hickman in ALT0 if used, I have added it as a possible ALT3.
Cavalryman (
talk) 11:58, 9 September 2021 (UTC).