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A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on November 11, 2010.

The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that General Sir Peter Lumsden accompanied his brother on a British military mission to Kandahar in 1857?

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Sources[edit]

There appear to be loads of sources available for Sir Peter—Google News seems to suggest that he was mentioned 571 times in newspapers during 1885 alone. I hope to add some more of these sources to the article sometime soon, but if anyone else can find the time to add to the article or cite some of those references, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks very much. A Thousand Doors (talk) 20:46, 2 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Kandahar[edit]

The line In 1857 he went on a mission to Kandahar, along with his brother, Harry Burnett Lumsden. in the lead that also appears to have been used as a DYK is a bit strange. First impression on reading is so what why is that notable, the main body doesnt make it any clearer it repeats the comments and just added he was thanked. Perhaps it can be explained why it is notable enough for a lead (or even a DYK) MilborneOne (talk) 09:00, 12 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

To be honest, it was just something that I came across while researching Sir Peter. It seemed like something of note, so I added it to the article. It was one of the few online refs that I could find, so I submitted that particular piece of information at DYK. If you think it doesn't really fit in the article, go ahead and remove it. A Thousand Doors (talk) 02:06, 15 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I suspect it is notable as a few sources mention it but we dont explain why and the sources assume we know why the mission went to Kandahar, I suspect it was some sort of peace finding mission but whatever it was it would be nice to explain. MilborneOne (talk) 13:41, 15 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Family[edit]

Did he have a family, the article tells us about his parents and siblings but nothing about his family, if he had one? MilborneOne (talk) 09:03, 12 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Apology found his marriage hidden amongst his military career, added a ref. MilborneOne (talk) 09:11, 12 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Retirement[edit]

In the article it says he occupied from 1883 until his retirement in 1887 the Times obituary says he retired in 1893 Sir Peter resumed his work at the India Office, which he left in 1893 on the completion of his 10 years tenure of his seat in council. He then retired to a small estate... MilborneOne (talk) 09:18, 12 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've rechecked my sources, and you're right, he did retire in 1893. I think I misinterpreted something that I read, and thought that he'd retired in 1887. My apologies. A Thousand Doors (talk) 02:06, 15 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]