Talk:East African Mounted Rifles

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A fact from East African Mounted Rifles appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 11 October 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that during the First World War the East African Mounted Rifles (pictured) sometimes painted stripes on their horses to camouflage them as zebras?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2022/October. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/East African Mounted Rifles.

Did you know nomination

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 Theleekycauldron (talk) 00:58, 3 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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East African Mounted Rifles in 1915

... that during the First World War the East African Mounted Rifles (pictured) sometimes painted stripes on their horses to camouflage them as Zebra? Source: "they painted their ponies zebra-fashion with iodine to blend into the landscape" from: Pakenham, Valerie (1985). The Noonday Sun: Edwardians in the Tropics. Methuen. p. 213. ISBN 978-0-413-47180-2. and "they even camouflaged their mounts as zebra" from Campbell, Guy (24 November 1986). The Charging Buffalo: A History of the Kenya Regiment 1937-1963. Pen and Sword. pp. 9–10. ISBN 978-0-436-08290-0..
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/First National Bank Tower
- Comment: There's a great photo of a disguised pony here but I am uncertain of the copyright status

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 09:31, 14 September 2022 (UTC).[reply]

Doing... Looks an interesting fact. I'm reading this article and will be back with a detailed review sometime later. Best, ─ The Aafī (talk) 13:14, 14 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Dumelow, could you please share the sources over email that verify the hook? I'm not able to access these links. This would help me in reviewing this nomination in a better way. Nonetheless, it passes DYKCheck and there is no copyright violation.─ The Aafī (talk) 17:30, 15 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi TheAafi, I've emailed you. If you reply to me, I'll send you the extracts from the sources (can't attach anything to the Wikipedia initial email) - Dumelow (talk) 19:05, 15 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Dumelow, I've done that. ─ The Aafī (talk) 05:49, 16 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks TheAafi, on the way - Dumelow (talk) 05:58, 16 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The article reads nice to me and I am happy with the hook. It is verified and inline cited in the article. I'd leave the choice of image with the promoter but I really advise it being used. Best, ─ The Aafī (talk) 12:36, 18 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]