Template:Did you know nominations/William Hewett (British Army officer)

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 01:26, 13 August 2024 (UTC)

William Hewett (British Army officer)

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William Hewett c. 1880

... that William Hewett (pictured) was the last surviving British Army officer to have fought at the Battle of Waterloo?

Source: "Lieutenant-Colonel William Hewett of the 14th Foot was the last British Waterloo officer to die when he passed away in Southampton in October 1891" from: Foster, R. E. (3 February 2014). Wellington and Waterloo: The Duke, The Battle and Posterity 1815-2015. The History Press. p. 39. ISBN 978-0-7509-5480-8.

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/H. Wortman Pumping Station

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 862 past nominations.

Dumelow (talk) 07:14, 26 July 2024 (UTC).

I'll review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 20:07, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Looks good. Nice work. BeanieFan11 (talk) 00:52, 28 July 2024 (UTC)