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A fact from Football Battalion appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 7 May 2012 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the British Army fielded a battalion of professional footballers in the World War I Battle of the Somme?

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Walter Tull Decorations

I have changed description of him from "awarded numerous decorations" to "recommended for the Military Cross". It was nearest he came to actual award of a British gallantry medal. His wikipedia article mentions no foreign awards. He would have had an entitlement to appropriate campaign medals issued in the war and his mention in despatches would have qualified him for the addition of a bronze leaf on the ribbon of the Victory Medal.Cloptonson (talk) 16:08, 19 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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