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

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.