Template:Did you know nominations/Francis Gleeson (priest)

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The result was: promoted by Casliber (talk · contribs) 19:25, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

Francis Gleeson (priest)

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• ... that of the 800 men who received Father Francis Gleeson's general absolution on 8 May 1915 (pictured) 389 died in the subsequent Battle of Aubers Ridge?

• ALT1:... that Chaplain Francis Gleeson is said to have taken command of 2nd Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers during the First Battle of Ypres despite being a non-combatant?
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/SMS Helgoland (1912)
• Comment: Moved to mainspace 28-11-2011

Created/expanded by Dumelow (talk). Self nom at 10:38, 28 November 2011 (UTC)

• Dates and lengths both good. Corrected casualty number in first hook to match numbers given in article and supporting sources. AGF of second hook which is supported by offline source. --Allen3 ^talk 15:48, 12 December 2011 (UTC)