Template:Did you know nominations/Alexander Gillies
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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 21:33, 7 January 2020 (UTC)
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Alexander Gillies
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that Dr (later Sir) Alexander Gillies was able to win a scholarship to study medicine in Edinburgh, Scotland, because he had served with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in WW1?Source: "He was awarded an NCEF scholarship, awarded to demobilised New Zealand soldiers, and this enabled him to study medicine at the University of Edinburgh...Beasley
- Reviewed: Armistice of Treviso
5x expanded by Iainmacintyre (talk). Self-nominated at 15:08, 8 December 2019 (UTC).
- Reviewing....long enough, interesting, reads well. Will complete soon. Whispyhistory (talk) 17:22, 18 December 2019 (UTC)
- Alt1 ... that Alexander Gillies was instrumental in establishing orthopaedics as a surgical speciality in New Zealand? (P.S. First World War is more normal in a British English article, not World War One, and never WW1 which sounds like part of a post code!) Philafrenzy (talk) 11:06, 19 December 2019 (UTC)
to ALT1. Hook is in the article and in the following cited source. The proposed hook didn't sound totally correct as it doesn't say in the article that the scholarship to study medicine in Edinburgh was "because" he served in the War, although it is correct. It reads very well and besides some double spaces and minor ce, I did'nt alter much. Thanks Philafrenzy for the advice, image and wikifying the hook. Thank you @Iainmacintyre:... just double check spaces, one sentence without an inline citation. Whispyhistory (talk) 12:51, 19 December 2019 (UTC)
- @Whispyhistory: @Philafrenzy: Thanks for those edits. Spaces seem OK. Is an inline citation still needed? Papamac (talk) 16:15, 19 December 2019 (UTC)
- No action needed @Iainmacintyre:...I just did it. Whispyhistory (talk) 16:20, 19 December 2019 (UTC)
- F of fellow isn't capitalised when on its own and Glasgow Scotland is wrong. Philafrenzy (talk) 18:07, 19 December 2019 (UTC)
- No action needed @Iainmacintyre:...I just did it. Whispyhistory (talk) 16:20, 19 December 2019 (UTC)
- Thanks @Philafrenzy:. Both fixed. Papamac (talk) 22:02, 19 December 2019 (UTC)