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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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| − | * update [[Naming conventions for British units]] with TF rules from AOs/WOIs | + | * try to clear list of individual narratives as far as possible |
| − | * branches and services for WAFF
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| − | * services/branches for strictly colonial forces: try to find out what they were actually called. Try Quarterly Army List, and combine this with finding missing colonial units.
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| − | * fields and categories to track completeness of pages eg are names/relationships complete, with exact dates and citations?
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| − | * once the above are settled:
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| − | ** Australian CMF/PF units need linking to Army List and names confirming
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| − | ** AIF battalions need full names adding from Monthly Army List
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| − | ** pals battalions need cat, redirects and name checks (got early official name histories from ACIs but still need source for nicknames)
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| − | ** easy name checks for British infantry:
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| − | *** pre-war regular infantry battalions
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| − | *** Special Reserve battalions
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| − | *** regular cavalry should already have correct names but will need confirming
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| − | *** divisions from Becke (probably already done but will need confirming)
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| − | *** 1st line TF (AOs confirm go straight from old names to 1/, but things are much more complicated for 2nd and 3rd lines)
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| − | ** name checks for Indian Army (got Indian Army List)
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| − | * British page name conventions (see [[Talk:Naming conventions for British units]]). Once this is settled:
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| − | ** import British VTC/VF battalions and regiments (got name histories from AOs)
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| − | ** look for and import missing British infantry brigades from Becke and James
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| − | ** redirects for British Army infantry battalions that omit the word 'Battalion' (will make search suggestions easier)
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| − | * other things that don't depend on the above:
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| − | ** pages for national Red Cross societies, ICRC, YMCA then add narratives from waiting list
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| − | ** import other American units from Order of Battle:
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| − | *** AEF GHQ/army/corps troops from vol 1
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| − | *** home divisions, departments and camps from vol 3.2
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| − | *** all other home units from vol 3.3
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| − | ** import Indian Volunteers and Defence Force
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| − | ** import NZTF and see if any NZEF battalions or brigades are missing
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| − | ** import Canadian militia infantry and cavalry
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| − | ** check Quarterly Army List for obscure colonial units
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| − | Once above things are done we should have more or less all infantry and cavalry units from the British Empire and all US Army units.
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| − | Other things for the future:
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| − | * look into using APIs to extract batches of personal narratives and media from major collections
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| − | * see how many IWM Lives communities need to be added to unit pages
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| − | * decide which tasks most need to be added to [[How you can help]] (too many/too complicated could be overwhelming)
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| − | * should AIF field artillery batteries be merged with parent brigades? [http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-conflicts-periods/ww1/1aif/artillery.htm List of relationships at Digger History].
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