Talk:John Cowans

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 23:54, 23 February 2024 (UTC)

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Lieutenant General John S Cowans.

• ... that British Prime Minister H. H. Asquith described John Cowans (pictured) as "the best Quartermaster since Moses"? Source: https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,751323,00.html
  https://www.nwemail.co.uk/features/nostalgia/16447553.praise-for-cumbrian-who-kept-the-troops-supplied/
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Treasury General Account

5x expanded by Hawkeye7 (talk). Self-nominated at 04:15, 4 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/John Cowans; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

Article was expanded 5x in 7 days; article is long enough and is adequately references with no evidence of plagiarism or content issues; used Earwig to test selected sources; hook is appropriate length and reference is good; QPQ was done; photo is Public Domain.--Orygun (talk) 08:19, 11 February 2024 (UTC)