- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by George Ho (talk) 19:46, 17 July 2015 (UTC)
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Frank Tarr
edit- ... that the former England international rugby player Frank Tarr was killed on 18 July 1915 by a splinter from a shell after telling his men to keep cover?
- Reviewed: Per Holknekt
- Comment: For 18 July, 100 years after death in WWI
5x expanded by FunkyCanute (talk). Self-nominated at 17:34, 26 June 2015 (UTC).
Meets expansion and length requirements, no copyvios or other issues were found. Meets hook requirements, is cited under reference #2. QPQ verified. Rainbow unicorn (talk) 02:28, 8 July 2015 (UTC)
There is close paraphrasing from the www.englandrugby.com source:- Source: Francis Nathaniel Tarr, known as Frank, was born at Ironville near Belper, Derbyshire, the only son of Frederick Tarr and his wife Emma.
- Article: Frank Tarr was born at Ironville, near Belper, Derbyshire, on 14 August 1887, the only son of Frederick Tarr, a coal merchant, and his wife Emma.
- Source: The battalion occupied dug-outs between Lake Zillebeke and the nearby railway line to the south-east of Ypres.
- Article: the battalion occupied dugouts between Lake Zillebeke and the nearby railway line to the south-east of Ypres,
- Source: Francis Tarr was killed on the afternoon of the 18 July 1915 whilst visiting the dug-outs nearer the lake.
- Article: Tarr...was killed on the afternoon of 18 July 1915 whilst visiting the dugouts of the 5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, nearer the lake.
- Source: He is also remembered on the family headstone in Welford Road Cemetery, and on memorials at Uppingham School, University College, Oxford (right), Oxford University RFC and the Richmond Athletic Ground (Richmond FC).
- Article: He is remembered on the family headstone in Welford Road Cemetery, and on memorials at Uppingham School, University College, Oxford, Oxford University RFC and the Richmond Athletic Ground (Richmond FC).
- Yoninah (talk) 23:52, 16 July 2015 (UTC)
- OK, I've re-edited the Early life and Military career sections. FunkyCanute (talk) 07:47, 17 July 2015 (UTC)
