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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.
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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==
  
* simplify and document category hierarchies (mostly done)
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* try to clear list of individual narratives as far as possible
* more definition pages for types and specific types
 
* British infantry regiment pages (done to West Surrey):
 
** check  for missing or duplicate battalions
 
** move medal rolls to h4 under other official sources
 
** set default sort
 
* British and Indian division pages:
 
** WO 95 sub-series for non-WF theatres
 
** WO 157 if any
 
* add more tasks to [[How you can help]]:
 
** highland, rifle, cyclist and pals battalions
 
** division-corps relationships
 
** regimental museums and archives
 
** IWM Lives communities
 
** yeomanry regiments converted to infantry or machine gun battalions
 
* start a help page on how to access structured data.
 
* sort out naming conventions for CEF infantry battalions and create missing pages
 

Latest revision as of 09:44, 14 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

  • try to clear list of individual narratives as far as possible