Template:Did you know nominations/Ronald Forbes Adam

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:42, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

Ronald Forbes Adam edit

A new recruit, Bill Jones, undertakes a mechanical ability test
A new recruit, Bill Jones, undertakes a mechanical ability test
  • ... that during World War II, General Ronald Forbes Adam instituted aptitude tests (pictured) for new recruits to the British Army? Source: Offline I'm afraid. Asking for an AGF

Improved to Good Article status by Hawkeye7 (talk). Self-nominated at 19:21, 17 February 2018 (UTC).

  • GF on source which is a book by Robert Broad. QPQ done. Article was recently (today) promoted to GA, is long enough, and NPOV. No obvious copyvio. Photograph is tagged as free from copyright as a British government photo from before 1957. Hook is interesting and length compliant. Chetsford (talk) 19:32, 17 February 2018 (UTC)