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A fact from Battersby Hats appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 23 December 2015 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that James Battersby of Battersby Hats believed that Adolf Hitler was Christ returned despite his father being on the RMS Lusitania when it was torpedoed by a German U-boat?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2015/December. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/James Larratt Battersby.

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William Battersby

William Battersby, son of Brian and Celia, last proprietors of the hat company, wrote a well received account of the Franklin expedition (https://www.amazon.co.uk/James-Fitzjames-Mystery-Franklin-Expedition/dp/155488781X/). He was a well known amateur naval historian. Rupert Battersby is also an author. 82.21.88.44 (talk) 23:51, 30 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]