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... that one of the Uganda Volunteer Reserve's earliest roles in the First World War was to protect Kampala from looting by allied troops levied from Buganda? "in the early days of the war, at short notice, the Kampala companies of the Uganda Volunteer Reserve were called upon to provide an armed section to protect the Indian Bazaar and Native Market in Kampala. The occasion was the first arrival in Kampala of armed native levies raised by the Buganda Government; the step taken was a precautionary one because it was well known that in ancient times when the Kabaka called his warriors to war their first exploit in their own country was to loot markets and other places where food was stored. Owing to the preventative measures taken no damage occured in Kampala itself but the shambas in the surrounding country on the line of march of those who had answered the Kabaka's war drum suffered more or less severely" from: Hone, H. R. (January 1941). "The History of the Uganda Volunteer Reserve". Uganda Journal. VIII (2): 71.
ALT1:... that the Uganda Volunteer Reserve helped intern German nationals at the start of the First World War? "The active service duties carried on by the paid establishment included the following. On the 20th August, all German subjects living in and around Kampala were arrested and detained at the Central Gaol while those at Jinja wer etaken on the 22nd August and confined in the German Vice-Consulate there. At a later date all internees were collected from all parts of the Protectorate and detained in the Old Sikh barracks at Kampala. Later all were transferred to Nairobi where they were taken to India for internment. Members of the Uganda Volunteer Reserve were engaged in effecting the arrest of these alien enemies and in guarding them while in Uganda and when they were subsequently moved to Kenya" from Hone, H. R. (January 1941). "The History of the Uganda Volunteer Reserve". Uganda Journal. VIII (2): 70.
The first hook reads kind of clunky to me, but ALT1 second one seems pretty succinct. That would be the one I would go with. The sourcing appears to be good, although I don't have access to it. dekema (Formerly Buffaboy) (talk) 05:17, 15 July 2021 (UTC)Reply
Dekema, please conduct a full review—you have just mentioned the sourcing of a single hook. A complete DYK review covers newness, length, article and hook neutrality, article sourcing, copyvio/close paraphrasing checks, hook length, adequacy of QPQ review, etc. Thank you very much. BlueMoonset (talk) 04:51, 16 July 2021 (UTC)Reply
Overall: I dropped sentences into Google for copyvio check, no issues. It appears to have been written in a neutral, descriptive tone. Article is eligible, the hook is cited and the formatting is proper. dekema (Formerly Buffaboy) (talk) 19:23, 16 July 2021 (UTC)Reply
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The first hook reads kind of clunky to me, but ALT1 second one seems pretty succinct. That would be the one I would go with. The sourcing appears to be good, although I don't have access to it. dekema (Formerly Buffaboy) (talk) 05:17, 15 July 2021 (UTC)
Looks good to me. dekema (Formerly Buffaboy) (talk) 03:32, 16 July 2021 (UTC)
Dekema, please conduct a full review—you have just mentioned the sourcing of a single hook. A complete DYK review covers newness, length, article and hook neutrality, article sourcing, copyvio/close paraphrasing checks, hook length, adequacy of QPQ review, etc. Thank you very much. BlueMoonset (talk) 04:51, 16 July 2021 (UTC)
I dropped sentences into Google for copyvio check, no issues. It appears to have been written in a neutral, descriptive tone. Article is eligible, the hook is cited and the formatting is proper. dekema (Formerly Buffaboy) (talk) 19:23, 16 July 2021 (UTC)