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| Historian and palaeographer. I run [http://www.differenthand.ltd.uk Different Hand Ltd], doing manuscript transcription, XML markup, research assistance and related services. | | Historian and palaeographer. I run [http://www.differenthand.ltd.uk Different Hand Ltd], doing manuscript transcription, XML markup, research assistance and related services. |
− | My PhD thesis and published work are on horses and cavalry in the English Civil War. I got into First World War research through tracing my great-grandad, who was in [[1/5th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment, UK|1/5th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment]]. I was a moderator at Your Archives and used to blog at Investigations of a Dog. | + | My PhD thesis and published work are on horses and cavalry in the English Civil War. I got into First World War research through tracing my great-grandad, who was in [[1/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, British Army|1/5th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment]]. I was a moderator at Your Archives and used to blog at Investigations of a Dog. |
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| ==To do list== | | ==To do list== |
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− | * import and test Wikipedia citation templates: imported and seem to be working. No performance problems even with 40 instances of {{tl|Cite book}} per page. Changed documentation pages to link to Wikipedia so we don't have to maintain documentation here and don't have to import all required templates and modules. Still need to: | + | * try to clear list of individual narratives as far as possible |
− | ** update other [[:Category:Citation templates|Citation templates]] to pass data to Wikipedia templates. Done {{tl|Cite James}} and {{tl|Cite OH Australian}}. Still to do:
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− | *** {{tl|Cite Becke}}
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− | *** {{tl|Cite Hart}} (will need extra parameter for page to link to at IA, separate from the usual '''page''' and '''pages''')
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− | *** {{tl|Cite OB US}}
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− | ** find unit pages that have published unit histories, personal narratives etc and put them into citation templates
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− | * add embarkation lists and various operational records to [[Official unit diaries and histories]]
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− | * create pages for British divisional machine gun units
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− | * British and Indian division pages:
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− | ** WO 95 sub-series for non-WF theatres
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− | ** WO 157 if any
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− | * create/expand definition pages for types and specific types. Specific types still needed:
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− | ** [[cavalry squadron]]
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− | ** [[mounted division]]
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− | ** [[mounted infantry regiment]]
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− | ** [[record office]]
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− | ** [[cyclist battalion]]
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− | ** [[cyclist company]]
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− | ** [[horse artillery battery]]
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− | ** [[horse artillery brigade]]
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− | ** [[horse artillery ammunition column]]
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− | ** [[field artillery brigade]]
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− | ** [[light mortar battery]]
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− | ** [[medium mortar battery]]
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− | ** [[heavy mortar battery]]
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− | ** [[field ambulance]]
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− | ** [[mounted field ambulance]]
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− | ** [[expeditionary force]]
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− | ** [[army]]
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− | ** [[corps troops]]
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− | * add more tasks to [[How you can help]]:
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− | ** highland, rifle, cyclist and pals battalions
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− | ** division-corps relationships
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− | ** regimental museums and archives
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− | ** IWM Lives communities
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− | ** yeomanry regiments converted to infantry or machine gun battalions
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− | ** improve type definition pages
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− | ** British Territorial battalions needing further disambiguation:
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− | *** [[6th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers, UK]]
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− | *** [[4th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment, UK]]
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− | *** [[7th Battalion Sherwood Foresters, UK]]
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− | *** [[5th Battalion King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, UK]]
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− | *** [[9th Battalion Manchester Regiment, UK]]
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− | *** [[5th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment, UK]]
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− | * AOs/Royal Warrants for MGC and Tank Corps:
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− | ** 1915/413 and 414
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− | ** 1916/253
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− | ** 1917/239 and 240
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− | * look into replacing {{tl|RefLives}} with a more general template to represent a person, link to any canonical source for their identity, and possibly insert microformats
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− | * make some notes on how to represent ships
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