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==To do list==
 
==To do list==
  
* create/expand definition pages for types and specific types. Specific types still needed:
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* fields and categories to track completeness of pages eg are names/relationships complete, with exact dates and citations?
** [[cavalry squadron]]
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* once the above are settled:
** [[mounted division]]
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** Australian CMF/PF units need linking to Army List and names confirming
** [[mounted infantry regiment]]
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** AIF battalions need full names adding from Monthly Army List
** [[record office]]
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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)
** [[cyclist battalion]]
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** easy name checks for British infantry:
** [[cyclist company]]
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*** pre-war regular infantry battalions
** [[horse artillery battery]]
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*** Special Reserve battalions
** [[horse artillery brigade]]
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*** regular cavalry should already have correct names but will need confirming
** [[horse artillery ammunition column]]
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*** divisions from Becke (probably already done but will need confirming)
** [[field artillery brigade]]
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** name checks for Indian Army (got Indian Army List)
** [[light mortar battery]]
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* suggested changes to branch names + pages for branches
** [[medium mortar battery]]
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* British page name conventions (see [[Talk:Naming conventions for British units]]). Once this is settled:
** [[heavy mortar battery]]
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** import British VTC/VF battalions and regiments (got name histories from AOs)
** [[field ambulance]]
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** look for and import missing British infantry brigades from Becke and James
** [[mounted field ambulance]]
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** redirects for British Army infantry battalions that omit the word 'Battalion' (will make search suggestions easier)
** [[expeditionary force]]
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* other things that don't depend on the above:
** [[army]]
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** import other American units from Order of Battle:
** [[corps troops]]
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*** AEF GHQ/army/corps troops from vol 1
* British and Indian division pages:
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*** home divisions, departments and camps from vol 3.2
** WO 95 sub-series for non-WF theatres
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*** all other home units from vol 3.3
** WO 157 if any
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** import Indian Volunteers and Defence Force
* add more tasks to [[How you can help]]:
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** import NZTF and see if any NZEF battalions or brigades are missing
** highland, rifle, cyclist and pals battalions
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** import Canadian militia infantry and cavalry
** division-corps relationships
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** check Quarterly Army List for obscure colonial units
** regimental museums and archives
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** IWM Lives communities
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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.
** yeomanry regiments converted to infantry or machine gun battalions
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** improve type definition pages
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Other things for the future:
** British Territorial battalions needing further disambiguation:
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*** [[6th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers, UK]]
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* look into using APIs to extract batches of personal narratives and media from major collections
*** [[4th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment, UK]]
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* see how many IWM Lives communities need to be added to unit pages
*** [[7th Battalion Sherwood Foresters, UK]]
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* decide which tasks most need to be added to [[How you can help]] (too many/too complicated could be overwhelming)
*** [[5th Battalion King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, UK]]
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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].
*** [[9th Battalion Manchester Regiment, UK]]
 
*** [[5th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment, UK]]
 
* create pages for British divisional machine gun units
 
* 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. Still need to:
 
** add links to [[FAQ and help]]
 
** update other [[:Category:Citation templates|Citation templates]] to pass data to Wikipedia templates
 
* AOs/Royal Warrants for MGC and Tank Corps:
 
** 1915/413 and 414
 
** 1916/253
 
** 1917/239 and 240
 
* 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
 
* make some notes on how to represent ships
 
* add embarkation lists and various operational records to [[Official unit diaries and histories]]
 

Revision as of 11:06, 8 May 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

  • fields and categories to track completeness of pages eg are names/relationships complete, with exact dates and citations?
  • once the above are settled:
    • Australian CMF/PF units need linking to Army List and names confirming
    • AIF battalions need full names adding from Monthly Army List
    • pals battalions need cat, redirects and name checks (got early official name histories from ACIs but still need source for nicknames)
    • easy name checks for British infantry:
      • pre-war regular infantry battalions
      • Special Reserve battalions
      • regular cavalry should already have correct names but will need confirming
      • divisions from Becke (probably already done but will need confirming)
    • name checks for Indian Army (got Indian Army List)
  • suggested changes to branch names + pages for branches
  • British page name conventions (see Talk:Naming conventions for British units). Once this is settled:
    • import British VTC/VF battalions and regiments (got name histories from AOs)
    • look for and import missing British infantry brigades from Becke and James
    • redirects for British Army infantry battalions that omit the word 'Battalion' (will make search suggestions easier)
  • other things that don't depend on the above:
    • import other American units from Order of Battle:
      • AEF GHQ/army/corps troops from vol 1
      • home divisions, departments and camps from vol 3.2
      • all other home units from vol 3.3
    • import Indian Volunteers and Defence Force
    • import NZTF and see if any NZEF battalions or brigades are missing
    • import Canadian militia infantry and cavalry
    • check Quarterly Army List for obscure colonial units

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.

Other things for the future:

  • look into using APIs to extract batches of personal narratives and media from major collections
  • see how many IWM Lives communities need to be added to unit pages
  • 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? List of relationships at Digger History.