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The result was: promoted by Kusma (talk) 08:25, 11 July 2023 (UTC)
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Francis Slater Rebow
- ... that The London Gazette mistakenly recorded Francis Rebow as becoming a regiment's second major instead of lieutenant-colonel, resulting in him being promoted to lieutenant-colonel a second time? Source: McGuigan, Ron; Burnham, Robert (2017). Wellington's Brigade Commanders. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Pen & Sword Military. ISBN 978-1-47385-079-8. page 244.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Bag End
- Comment: Hook came out much larger than i'd like it to be.
Improved to Good Article status by Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk). Nominated by Onegreatjoke (talk) at 23:32, 31 May 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Francis Slater Rebow; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.
- Actually, I can do better "... that a misreport led to Francis Slater Rebow being promoted to Lieutenant-colonel twice?" Onegreatjoke (talk) 02:39, 1 June 2023 (UTC)
