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The vast majority of my contributions are to biographies. The articles typically fall into one or more other categories including Africa (especially Southern Rhodesia, today Zimbabwe), athletics, film and film makers, military history or technology companies. For example, Julius Achon, an article which I expanded fivefold and took to Did you know... (DYK), belongs to Africa, athletics and biographies wikiprojects.

This table shows articles which I have created, improved to Good Article status or taken through DYK. Roll over the symbols for more details.

See also: DYK credits
Article Created DYK GA FA
Ernest Lucas Guest, Rhodesian politician 10 Mar 2010 29 Jan 2013
Ernest Melville Charles Guest, Rhodesian air force pilot 25 Nov 2012 ... that the Rhodesian-born pilot Ernest Melville Guest was part of the RAF escort that flew with HMS Hereward taking the Dutch Royal Family to safety in England during World War Two? (views) 19 Feb 2015
Charles Coghlan, first Premier of Southern Rhodesia ... that Charles Coghlan, the first Premier of Southern Rhodesia (today Zimbabwe), was born in South Africa to an Irishman who served in the British Army? (views) 27 Mar 2015
Billy Geen, Wales rugby player ... that Billy Geen, who was killed in action on 31 July 1915, played rugby for Wales, Newport and Oxford, and dropped the ball over the try line in three consecutive Varsity Matches? (views) 15 July 2015
Frank Tarr, England rugby player ... that the former England international rugby player Frank Tarr was killed on 18 July 1915 by a splinter from a shell after telling his men to keep cover? (views) 15 July 2015
Albert Downing, All Black 7 July 2015 ... that Albert Downing was the first New Zealand international rugby player to be killed in action in World War One, fighting for the British Empire against the Ottoman Empire in Gallipoli? (views) 28 July 2015
Henry Dewar, All Black 14 July 2015 (views) 28 July 2015
Arthur James Dingle, England rugby player ... that Arthur Dingle was selected to play rugby for England in 1913, even though Oxford had dropped him? (views) 28 July 2015
Jack Verge, Australian rugby player (views) 11 August 2015
Marshal Clarke, British colonial administrator and officer of the Royal Artillery 19 Nov 2012 ... that Lt-Col Sir Marshal Clarke lost an arm to a tiger while serving with the Royal Artillery in India? (views) 8 October 2015
Pierre Guillemin, French rugby player (views) Review
Jean-Jacques Conilh de Beyssac, French rugby player 20 Aug 2015
Albert Eutropius, French rugby player 18 July 2015
Paul Decamps, French rugby player 16 July 2015
Paul Dupré, French rugby player 16 July 2015
Frank Wilson, All Black 15 July 2015
Julien Dufau, French rugby player 15 July 2015
Robert Burgess, Irish rugby player 15 July 2015
Vincent McNamara, Irish rugby player 15 July 2015
Ron Rogers, British rugby player 15 July 2015
François Poeydebasque, French rugby player 15 July 2015
Nicky Spinks, British fell runner 19 May 2015 ... that the women's record for the Bob Graham Round, Britain's toughest fell race, was broken by the 47-year old Nicky Spinks in 2015? (views)
Lizzy Hawker, British ultra runner 2 May 2015 ... that Lizzy Hawker bought her first pair of trail running shoes just 10 days before running the 100-mile Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc for the first time, and winning? (5000+ views)
Tigist Tufa, Ethiopian runner, winner of 2015 London Marathon 26 Apr 2015
Charles Duncan Griffith, British colonial administrator and army officer 22 Apr 2015
Morosi, a chief of Basutoland 14 Apr 2015 ... that the refusal of his son to pay hut tax led to the siege of Morosi on a mountaintop culminating in his death and decapitation? (views)
Harriette Colenso, British Christian missionary 1 Apr 2015 ... that the British Christian missionary Harriette Colenso bankrupted herself defending the Zulu king Dinuzulu on charges of treason? (views)
Rik Vercoe, British ultramarathon runner 12 Mar 2015 ... that Rik Vercoe gunned down the world record at the 2014 London Marathon for the 'fastest runner dressed as a cowboy' but was pipped to the post by the 'fastest jockey'? (views)
Under the Dome, documentary film by Chai Jing 3 Mar 2015 ... that the Chinese documentary Under the Dome, criticising China's air pollution, was praised by China's environment minister? (views)
The Mass of Men, short film directed by Gabriel Gauchet 19 Feb 2015
Herbert Melville Guest, Rhodesian newspaper publisher 18 Feb 2015
Newton Aduaka, Nigerian-born filmmaker 27 Jan 2015
Rage, film written and directed by Newton Aduaka 26 Jan 2015 ... that Newton Aduaka was the first independent black filmmaker to get a national release in the UK, for Rage in 1999? (views)
Eleanor Robinson, British ultramarathon runner 13 Jan 2015 ... that in 1998 Eleanor Robinson set a world record of 13 days, 1 hour, 54 minutes for a woman to run 1,000 miles (1,600 km)? (views)
Ellie Greenwood, British ultramarathon runner 3 Dec 2014 ... that Ellie Greenwood beat the record for the 100-mile Western States Endurance Run by 50 minutes? (views)
Jamie McDonald, British 'adventurer' 5 Feb 2014 ... that Jamie McDonald ran 5,000 miles across Canada dressed as comic book hero The Flash? (views)
Kylie Elizabeth Watson, British Army medic, fourth woman to receive the Military Cross 10 Jan 2014 ... that Kylie Elizabeth Watson received the Military Cross after saving an Afghan soldier despite his comrades not wanting a woman to help? (5000+ views)
Peter Riegel, American mathematician 30 Dec 2013 ... that Peter Riegel devised a simple formula for predicting race times? (views)
Stephen Rubin, British businessman and entrepreneur 11 Dec 2013 ... that Stephen Rubin turned the Liverpool Shoe Company into Pentland Group, the UK's largest sports apparel company and owner of Berghaus, Mitre, Speedo and several other brands? (views)
Nabilla Benattia, French model and showbiz personality 1 May 2013
Camille Hilaire, French artist 6 Feb 2013
Allan Ross Welsh, Rhodesian lawyer and politician 26 Nov 2012
Charles Warburton Meredith, South African air force pilot 25 Nov 2012
Nero, 75 metres (246 ft) yacht 18 Oct 2012 ... that a whole new shipbuilding facility had to be created to build the 90-metre (300 ft) luxury yacht Nero? (5000+ views)
John Moore Caldicott, Rhodesian government minister 29 Dec 2011
TV Pixie, internet business 10 Nov 2011
The Scapegoat, 2012 film 7 Nov 2011
Melville Guest, British diplomat 11 Mar 2011
Ann Henricksson, American tennis player 11 Jan 2011
Ivor Forbes Guest, British ballet historian 19 Mar 2010
Julius Achon, Ugandan athlete ... that Julius Achon was the first Ugandan athlete to win a gold medal at the World Junior Championships? (views)
SoundHound, mobile app ... that the SoundHound mobile app can recognise a song even from a badly hummed version? (views)
Anna Honzáková, first female Czech doctor ... that Anna Honzáková was in 1902 the first Czech woman to earn a doctor's certificate at a Czech university? (views)
Clive Shields, Australian politician ... that after announcing his retirement, Australian MP Clive Shields publicly attacked his own constituents, saying he was "fed up with oiling the parish pump"? (views)
The Lying Student, poem ... that The Lying Student was written in 1914, but not published until most of the manuscript was rediscovered in 1981? (views)

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