- 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 Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:17, 26 February 2019 (UTC)
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Norman McMahon edit
Norman McMahon
- ... that in 1909 Norman McMahon (pictured) required soldiers of the British Army to fire 15 aimed shots in a "mad minute"? "instrumental in the development of the 15-aimed-shot "mad minute" enshrined in the Musketry Regulations (1909) and put to effective use at Mons in August 1914" (British Infantry Battalion Commanders in the First World War page 17)
- ALT1:... that the rapid fire rifle training implemented in the British Army by Norman McMahon (pictured) in 1909 proved effective in the opening stages of the First World War?"instrumental in the development of the 15-aimed-shot "mad minute" enshrined in the Musketry Regulations (1909) and put to effective use at Mons in August 1914" (British Infantry Battalion Commanders in the First World War page 17)
- ALT2:... that Norman McMahon (pictured) was killed in action leading his battalion the day before he was due to leave it?"had been appointed to the command of a brigade ... he was to have taken up on the day following that on which he was killed" (press cutting held by the Imperial War Museum)
Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 12:28, 30 January 2019 (UTC).
New, long and neutral enough. AGF on hooks, beyond what quoted. All hooks check out - I'd prefer them in the order: 1,0,2 myself. Earwig finds nothing. I think the pic is ok - from a 1918 British newspaper, so "Images published abroad that are in the public domain in the United States", but others will know for sure. GTG. Johnbod (talk) 17:17, 6 February 2019 (UTC)
