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A fact from Leslie Innes Jacques appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 22 August 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Royal Engineers officer Leslie Innes Jacques won the Military Cross for constructing a bridge under heavy fire during the Hundred Days Offensive in 1918?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2021/August. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Leslie Innes Jacques.

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 22:35, 17 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Royal Engineers officer Leslie Innes Jacques lost a finger while practicing bridge erection? "Those of his friends who saw him when he nearly lost an eye at Cambridge or when he lost a finger in the block of a Weldon trestle tackle at the bridging camp at Nanjangud, were astonished at his fortitude in physical pain" from: page 102 of Institution of Royal Engineers (1960). "Brigadier L. I. Jacques, CB, CBE, MC" (PDF). Royal Engineers Journal. 74.
- ALT1:... that Royal Engineers officer Leslie Innes Jacques won the Military Cross for constructing a bridge under heavy fire during the Hundred Days Offensive in 1918? "'For marked gallantry and devotion to duty at Knocke, on 21st October, 1918, when he carried out a reconnaissance of the Canal crossing and constructed a bridge in the face of very heavy rifle and machine-gun fire. Throughout the operation he showed great coolness and determination and set a high example to his men" from: "No. 31583". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 October 1919. p. 12304.

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Pixie Davies

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 09:10, 13 August 2021 (UTC).[reply]

Review. The article is long enough, new enough, QPQ has been done, Earwig doesn't return anything. It is well written, neutral, cited throughout. The hooks are cited in the article. I don't find ALT0 very interesting as I'm aware many people sadly lost whole limbs and losing a finger doesn't seem so bad. However it isn't so uninteresting I would strike it. ALT1 is my preference but the promoter may think otherwise. This is good to go. Desertarun (talk) 19:51, 13 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

To T:DYK/P6