Talk:Kirkcudbright war memorial

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Did you know... that the First World War Kirkcudbright war memorial depicts a sword-wielding warrior with a sleeping child on his knee (pictured)?

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:18, 10 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Detail from the memorial

... that the First World War Kirkcudbright war memorial depicts a sword-wielding warrior with a sleeping child on his knee (pictured)? Look at the picture, but "the massive bronze warrior of the memorial is similarly from an age long before the Great War ... the figure is seated but alert, with a sword in his hand and with a child, safe under his protection, asleep against his knee" from: Boorman, Derek (2005). A Century of Remembrance. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Pen and Sword. p. 29. ISBN 1844153169.
- ALT1: ... that the Kirkcudbright war memorial (pictured) stands in front of MacLellan's Castle? "the Kircudbright wae memorial is in front of medieval Maclellan's Castle" from: Boorman, Derek (2005). A Century of Remembrance. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Pen and Sword. p. 29. ISBN 1844153169.

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Vanessa Cristina de Souza

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 16:32, 5 November 2021 (UTC).[reply]

New article that was moved to mainspace on 5 November 2021‎‎‎‎‎ is 1,671 characters and nominated on the same day. No copyvios detected and duplication detector of online sources[1][2] reveal no close paraphrasing issues (AGF book which can't go through Dup detector). Article is well-sourced. Main hook is 119 characters long (ALT1 is 74); both are under 200 character max. and are interesting. Ref 1 (verifying the hook and ALT1) is a reliable source (AGF offline ref). Image is free and under Creative Commons license. Looks good to go! —Bloom6132 (talk) 21:24, 5 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Save for November 11 or 14 (Remembrance Day/Sunday). —Bloom6132 (talk) 21:34, 5 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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