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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.
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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.
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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.
  
 
==To do list==
 
==To do list==
  
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* update [[Naming conventions for British units]] with TF rules from AOs/WOIs
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* check for and replace missing redirects from automated page moves ([[Special:ReplaceText]] didn't always create them when it should)
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* branches and services for WAFF
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* import redirects for shortened names of British battalions
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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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* Indian infantry:
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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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** add comma to page names
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* once the above are settled:
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** import redirects for shortened forms
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** Australian CMF/PF units need linking to Army List and names confirming
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* NZEF infantry:
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** AIF battalions need full names adding from Monthly Army List
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** make sure all page names have comma
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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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** manually create any missing battalions and brigades
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** easy name checks for British infantry:
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* make sure all naming conventions pages up to date
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*** pre-war regular infantry battalions
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* pals battalions need cat, redirects and name checks (got early official name histories from WOIs but still need source for nicknames)
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*** Special Reserve battalions
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* separate citation templates for ACI and WOI: they have different numbering and dating conventions
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*** regular cavalry should already have correct names but will need confirming
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* manually create pages for rest of national Red Cross societies (low priority as no narratives waiting for these)
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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)
 
 
* 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].
 
* 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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* rearrange divisional troops in British Empire divisions?
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* try to clear list of individual narratives as far as possible

Revision as of 00:45, 12 November 2017

Historian and palaeographer. I run 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. I was a moderator at Your Archives and used to blog at Investigations of a Dog.

To do list

  • check for and replace missing redirects from automated page moves (Special:ReplaceText didn't always create them when it should)
  • import redirects for shortened names of British battalions
  • Indian infantry:
    • add comma to page names
    • import redirects for shortened forms
  • NZEF infantry:
    • make sure all page names have comma
    • manually create any missing battalions and brigades
  • make sure all naming conventions pages up to date
  • pals battalions need cat, redirects and name checks (got early official name histories from WOIs but still need source for nicknames)
  • separate citation templates for ACI and WOI: they have different numbering and dating conventions
  • manually create pages for rest of national Red Cross societies (low priority as no narratives waiting for these)
  • should AIF field artillery batteries be merged with parent brigades? List of relationships at Digger History.
  • rearrange divisional troops in British Empire divisions?
  • try to clear list of individual narratives as far as possible
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