Template:Did you know nominations/John Hemsley

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 15:24, 16 October 2022 (UTC)

John Hemsley

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... that British Army brigadier John Hemsley and his wife set a record time for travel by car from Cape Town to London in 1983? Source: "A 30-year-old record set by an Army Major has finally been beaten after a British team completed the 10,300-mile trek from Cape Town to London in fewer than 11 days ... Brigadier John Hemsley and his wife Lucy set the original time in 1983" from: "Cape Town to London record smashed 30 years on". www.classicandsportscar.com. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ALT1: ... that British Army brigadier John Hemsley and his wife were shot at and held in prison during a record breaking journey from Cape Town to London in 1983? Source: "Mistaken as a terrorist raiding party they were shot at in Sudan with machine guns peppering the Nile but missing the crew and the vehicle apart from one bullet hitting the front bumper, and they were detained in a cell in Syria." from: "Africa Motoring Pioneers & Record Breakers". London to Cape Town Rally. Endurance Rally Association. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Edgar Williams

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 18:29, 28 September 2022 (UTC).

New article that was moved to mainspace on 28 September 2022‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ is 7,059 characters and nominated on the same day. No copyvios detected (AGF sources which can't go through Dup detector). Article is well-sourced. Main hook is 123 characters long (ALT1 is 152); both are under 200 character max. and are interesting. Refs 15 (verifying ALT1) and 16 (verifying the main hook) are reliable sources. QPQ done. Looks good to go! —Bloom6132 (talk) 03:05, 29 September 2022 (UTC)