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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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* update [[Naming conventions for British units]] with TF rules from AOs/WOIs
** find and import any missing templates required by Wikipedia documentation, or remove calls to templates that aren't needed here. Or just change doc subpages to link to Wikipedia so we don't have to maintain documentation here, then delete unnecessary templates imported so far.
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* branches and services for WAFF
** categorise citation templates
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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.
** add links to [[FAQ and help]]
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* fields and categories to track completeness of pages eg are names/relationships complete, with exact dates and citations?
** update other [[:Category:Citation templates|Citation templates]] to pass data to Wikipedia templates
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* once the above are settled:
* add embarkation lists and various operational records to [[Official unit diaries and histories]]
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** Australian CMF/PF units need linking to Army List and names confirming
* create pages for British divisional machine gun units
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** AIF battalions need full names adding from Monthly Army List
* British and Indian division pages:
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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)
** WO 95 sub-series for non-WF theatres
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** easy name checks for British infantry:
** WO 157 if any
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*** pre-war regular infantry battalions
* create/expand definition pages for types and specific types. Specific types still needed:
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*** Special Reserve battalions
** [[cavalry squadron]]
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*** regular cavalry should already have correct names but will need confirming
** [[mounted division]]
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*** divisions from Becke (probably already done but will need confirming)
** [[mounted infantry regiment]]
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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)
** [[record office]]
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** name checks for Indian Army (got Indian Army List)
** [[cyclist battalion]]
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* British page name conventions (see [[Talk:Naming conventions for British units]]). Once this is settled:
** [[cyclist company]]
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** import British VTC/VF battalions and regiments (got name histories from AOs)
** [[horse artillery battery]]
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** look for and import missing British infantry brigades from Becke and James
** [[horse artillery brigade]]
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** redirects for British Army infantry battalions that omit the word 'Battalion' (will make search suggestions easier)
** [[horse artillery ammunition column]]
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* other things that don't depend on the above:
** [[field artillery brigade]]
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** pages for national Red Cross societies, ICRC, YMCA then add narratives from waiting list
** [[light mortar battery]]
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** import other American units from Order of Battle:
** [[medium mortar battery]]
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*** AEF GHQ/army/corps troops from vol 1
** [[heavy mortar battery]]
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*** home divisions, departments and camps from vol 3.2
** [[field ambulance]]
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*** all other home units from vol 3.3
** [[mounted field ambulance]]
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** import Indian Volunteers and Defence Force
** [[expeditionary force]]
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** import NZTF and see if any NZEF battalions or brigades are missing
** [[army]]
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** import Canadian militia infantry and cavalry
** [[corps troops]]
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** check Quarterly Army List for obscure colonial units
* add more tasks to [[How you can help]]:
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** highland, rifle, cyclist and pals battalions
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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.
** division-corps relationships
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** regimental museums and archives
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Other things for the future:
** IWM Lives communities
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** yeomanry regiments converted to infantry or machine gun battalions
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* look into using APIs to extract batches of personal narratives and media from major collections
** improve type definition pages
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* see how many IWM Lives communities need to be added to unit pages
** British Territorial battalions needing further disambiguation:
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* decide which tasks most need to be added to [[How you can help]] (too many/too complicated could be overwhelming)
*** [[6th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers, 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].
*** [[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 13:07, 17 June 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

  • update Naming conventions for British units with TF rules from AOs/WOIs
  • branches and services for WAFF
  • 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.
  • 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)
      • 1st line TF (AOs confirm go straight from old names to 1/, but things are much more complicated for 2nd and 3rd lines)
    • name checks for Indian Army (got Indian Army List)
  • 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:
    • pages for national Red Cross societies, ICRC, YMCA then add narratives from waiting list
    • 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.