Template:Did you know nominations/Lionel Dyck

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:40, 4 August 2021 (UTC)

Lionel Dyck

  • ... that Colonel Dyck commanded in the Rhodesian and Zimbabwean armies before fighting as a mercenary in Mozambique in the 2020s aged 77? Source: The Zimbabwe Mail
  • Reviewed: Lindy Cameron
  • Comment: I wasn't going to do a drink-driving hook for BLP reasons

Created by The C of E (talk). Self-nominated at 07:26, 13 July 2021 (UTC).

  • Hi The C of E, review follows: article created 13 July; article exceeds minimum length, is well written and cited inline to reliable sources throughout; I didn't find any issues with overly close paraphrasing from the online sources; hook is interesting, mentioned in the article and checks out to various of the sources cited; a QPQ has been carried out. It's good to go as it is but I note the Economic Times says he was 77 at the time of the Battle of Palma, that might add extra interest to the article/hook? - Dumelow (talk) 06:48, 19 July 2021 (UTC)