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imported>Mandarax m (The book is not an Indian soldier. ALT1 may also have to be similarly changed, depending on whether it was the book or the skull that was used to tell the story.) |
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| − | :* | + | :* [[File:Symbol confirmed.svg|16px]] This interesting article is new enough and long enough. The hook facts are cited inline and I prefer ALT1. The article is neutral and I detected no copyright issues. A QPQ has been done. [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]] ([[User talk:Cwmhiraeth|talk]]) 13:41, 2 January 2020 (UTC) |
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The Skull of Alum Bheg
- ... that in 1963, the skull of Alum Bheg, an Indian soldier who was blown from a cannon in 1857, was found in a pub in Kent? A skull found in a pub in Kent in 1963. A handwritten note inserted in an eye socket: “Skull of Haviladar Alum Bheg 46th Bengal N Infantry who was blown away from a gun" [1]
- ALT1:... that Kim A. Wagner used The Skull of Alum Bheg to tell the story of thousands of Indian soldiers? The absence enabled Wagner to use it as a jumping-board to tell the story of "thousands of Indian soldiers" like Alum Bheg, who revolted in 1857. [2]
- Reviewed: Kristi Overton Johnson
Created by Whispyhistory (talk), Philafrenzy (talk), and I grieve in stereo (talk). Nominated by Whispyhistory (talk) at 15:17, 29 December 2019 (UTC).
This interesting article is new enough and long enough. The hook facts are cited inline and I prefer ALT1. The article is neutral and I detected no copyright issues. A QPQ has been done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:41, 2 January 2020 (UTC)