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A fact from Leopold George Wickham Legg appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 5 June 2020 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that in 1914, the Oxford historian L. G. Wickham Legg contributed to Why We Are at War: Great Britain's Case, then joined the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve?

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 02:04, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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... that in 1914 the Oxford historian L. G. Wickham Legg contributed to Why We Are at War: Great Britain's Case, then joined the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve?

Sources: Ernest Barker, H. W. Carless Davis, C. R. L. Fletcher, Arthur Hassall, L. G. Wickham Legg, F. Morgan, Why We Are at War: Great Britain's Case, by Members of the Oxford Faculty of Modern History (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1914); The Navy List, January 1919, p. 1726

Reviewed: Lady Bathurst

Created by Moonraker (talk). Self-nominated at 02:19, 24 May 2020 (UTC).[reply]

@Moonraker: Long enough and new enough. The hook is in there and backed up with a cited reference, though it is behind a paywall. Nonetheless, assuming GF. Good luck! – Illegitimate Barrister (talk • contribs), 09:38, 25 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]