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The result was: promoted by RoySmith (talk03:55, 9 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • ... that Arthur Leslie Walter Newth was only 21 when appointed to command the 16th (Service) Battalion of the Cheshire Regiment during the First World War? Source: "The youngest known CO on 29 September 1918 was Lieutenant-Colonel A.L.W. Newth of the 16th Cheshire, who was 21 when appointed on 30 April 1918, and he was likely the youngest of the war" from page 109 of: Hodgkinson, Peter Eric (August 2013), British Infantry Battalion Commanders in the First World War (PDF) (PhD thesis), University of Birmingham, archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-06-24, retrieved 2020-12-14

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 19:26, 31 October 2022 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.
Overall: @Dumelow: Good article. Hook is interesting, article is sourced, and the QPQ is done. Onegreatjoke (talk) 14:24, 3 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]