Talk:Sailors and Soldiers (Gifts for Land Settlement) Act 1916

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Did you know... that only one person made a donation of land for the settlement and employment of British military veterans under a 1916 act of Parliament?

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Did you know nomination[edit]

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The result was: promoted by 97198 (talk) 08:40, 24 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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... that only one person made a donation of land for the settlement and employment of British military veterans under a 1916 act of Parliament? Source: "Records at the National Archives indicate that the land gifted by Mr Buchanan is the only estate that has triggered the use of the 1916 Act" from: "Stature Law Repeals: Eighteenth Report" (PDF). The Law Commission and The Scottish Law Commission. pp. 42–43. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Mimi Kilgore

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 12:52, 4 January 2023 (UTC).[reply]

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:

QPQ: Done.

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@Dumelow: Good article. Onegreatjoke (talk) 21:50, 4 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]