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A fact from Charlie Aust appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 16 September 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the last commanding officer of the Rhodesian Light Infantry, Charlie Aust, described himself as "seedy moustache, glasses and intensely ugly" so soldiers knew how to identify him?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2021/September. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Charlie Aust.

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This article was nominated for deletion on 16 September 2021. The result of the discussion was speedy keep.

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The result was: promoted by Jack Frost (talk) 02:30, 4 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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... that the last commanding officer of the Rhodesian Light Infantry Charlie Aust (pictured) described himself as "seedy moustache, glasses and intensely ugly" so soldiers knew how to identify him? Source: RLIRA

Reviewed: 1873–74 Scottish Cup
Comment: ~~The picture is being cropped~~ Please ignore the picture, don't use it

Created by The C of E (talk). Self-nominated at 08:14, 7 August 2021 (UTC).[reply]

Article is new enough, long enough, adequately sourced, and Earwig comes up empty. I like the hook, ~~the picture – if it goes through – could perhaps use a clarifying (left), although Aust is obviously in the foreground, so not necessarily a hard requirement for me.~~ Striking, just noticed the comment. Per the provided source, I have corrected the spelling of "intensly" to "intensely" both here and in the article – The C of E, hope you don't mind. AngryHarpy‍^talk 09:07, 8 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

No, I don't mind. I was copying the quote from the source. It might have been misspelt there but I'm fine with it being corrected @AngryHarpy:. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 10:13, 8 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]