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Revision as of 15:24, 17 October 2018

Infobox soldier
Personal Information
Date of Birth Not known
Military Information
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This template is used to create an infobox in an article about a soldier.

Usage

To use this template in an article, copy the template below, then paste the template into an article.

All parameters are optional – those you do not populate with data will not show up in the infobox when the article is saved.

Content parameters

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Infobox soldier
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Personal Information
Date of Birth Not known
Place of Birth Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Death 19 March 1969
Place of Death Scotland
Age at Enlistment 29
Description 5'10" (1.78m) tall ; 144 lbs
65.317 kg
; fresh complexion ; blue eyes ; brown hair
Occupation Farmer
Religion Presbyterian
Address Fair View Farm, Beenup, Western Australia
Next of Kin Father , James Abernethy
Military Information
Reg Number 6283
Date of Enlistment 4 September 1916
Rank Private
Unit/Formation 28th Infantry Battalion, 18th reinforcement, 7th Bde, 2nd Div
Date of Embarkation 29 December 1916 ‒ 3 Mar 1917
Ship Embarked On HMAT A34 Persic
Date of Return 17 Oct 1919 ‒ 17 Oct 1919
Ship Returned On HMAT A37 Barambah
Fate WIA 4 Oct 1917 Broodseinde
WIA 1 Jun 1918 Morlancourt area
Returned to Australia
Medals British War Medal
Victory Medal


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Example

{{infobox soldier
| image           = [[File:Unknown.png|400px|]]
| caption         =
| image2          =
| caption2        =
| dateofbirth	  = Not known
| placeofbirth	  = Aberdeenshire, Scotland
| death	          = 19 March 1969
| placeofdeath	  = Scotland
| enlistmentage	  = 29
| description	  = 5'10" (1.78m) tall, 144 lbs (65.3 Kg) weight; fresh complexion; blue eyes, brown hair
| height          = 5'10" (1.78m)
| weight          = 144 lbs
| complexion      = fresh complexion
| eyes            = blue
| hair            = brown
| occupation	  = Farmer
| religion	  = Presbyterian
| address	  = Fair View Farm, Beenup, Western Australia
| relation	  = Father
| nextofkin       = James Abernethy
| regnumber	  = [https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=3018099 6283]
| enlistmentdate  = 4 September 1916
| rank	          = Private
| unit     	  = 28th Infantry Battalion, 18th reinforcement, 7th Bde, 2nd Div
| embarkationdatefrom = 29 December 1916
| embarkationdateto = 3 Mar 1917
| shipembarked	  = [[HMAT A34 Persic]]
| dateofreturnfrom = 17 Oct 1919
| dateofreturnto  = 17 Oct 1919
| shipreturned    = [[HMAT A37 Barambah]]
| fate1	          = WIA 4 Oct 1917 Broodseinde
| fate2           = WIA 1 Jun 1918 Morlancourt area
| fate3           = Returned to Australia 
| monument	  = [[Armadale War Memorial]]
| medal1	  = [[British War Medal]]
| medal2          = [[Victory Medal]]
}}

Parameters

image 
Place here the image link you wish to display in image one. If no image exists use the unknown default image [[File:Unknown.png|border|400px]]
caption 
Caption for the above image
image2 
Place here an additional image link you wish to display under image one. If no image exists leave blank.
caption2 
Caption for the above image. If no image exists leave blank.
dateofbirth 
Use the date of birth if known using DD MMM YYYY. If not known leave blank.
placeofbirth 
Place of birth if known. If not known leave blank.
death 
Date of death if known using DD MMM YYYY. If not known leave blank.
placeofdeath 
Place of death if known. If not known leave blank.
enlistmentage 
Age at enlistment, as shown on enlistment papers.
description 
Full description at enlistment, as shown on enlistment papers.
height 
format in imperial with metric conversion in brackets ie. 5'10" (1.78m)
weight 
weight in lbs ie. 144 lbs
complexion 
as appears on enlistment papers ie. 'fair'
eyes 
just the colour eg. 'blue'
hair 
just the colour and any other descriptors ie. 'short brown'
descriptionnote 
any other notes eg. 'scar on chin'
occupation 
Occupation at enlistment, as shown on enlistment papers. Remember to add Category:Occupation category to bottom of page.
religion 
Religion at enlistment, as shown on enlistment papers. Remember to add Category:Religion category to bottom of page.
address 
Address as listed on enlistment papers.
relation 
Relationship to the Next of Kin ie. 'Father'
nextofkin 
Next of Kin's name as listed on enlistment papers.
regnumber 
Reg number of soldier. Link out to National Archives of Australia digitised copy.
enlistmentdate 
Date of enlistment as listed on enlistment papers.
rank 
Rank of soldier.
unit 
Unit/Battalion soldier belonged too. Remember to add Category:AIF Units category to bottom of page.
embarkationdatefrom 
Date of embarkation start date.
embarkationdateto 
Date of embarkation end date (if known).
shipembarked 
Ship soldier embarked on. Link back to ship listing and update ship details to include a link back to soldier record.
dateofreturnfrom 
Date soldier left on return journey. Leave blank if none.
datereturnto 
Date soldier returned from journey. Leave blank if none.
shipreturned 
Ship soldier returned on. Link back to ship listing and update ship details to include a link back to soldier record.
shipreturnednote 
Any notes about the returned voyage eg. 'from Alexandria'.
dateofreturnfrom2 
Date soldier left on second return journey. Leave blank if none.
datereturnto2 
Date soldier returned from second journey. Leave blank if none.
shipreturned2 
Ship soldier returned from second journey on. Link back to ship listing and update ship details to include a link back to soldier record.
shipreturnednote2 
Any notes about the returned voyage second journey eg. 'from Alexandria'.
fate1 
Fate of soldier. ie. Killed in Action; Prisoner of War; Returned to Australia. Remember to add appropriate fate categories to bottom of page. List each fate on a separate fate line ie. fate1 = WIA; fate2 = Returned to Australia. Has four spaces for fates ie. fate1, fate2, fate3, fate4.
monument1 
Link to monuments soldier is listed on. Remember to update the monument page to include a link back to soldier record. Has three spaces for monuments ie. monument1, monument2, monument3.
monumentnote1 
Notes about monuments eg. 'West panel'. Change the number to reflect the monument note is about.
medal1 
Link to medals soldier was awarded or entitled to. Use a separate line for each medal ie. medal1 = [[British War Medal]]; medal2 = [[Victory Medal]].
medalnote1 
used for '& bar' after Military Medal. For general notes use 'medalnote'.
medalnote 
Any notes about medals ie. 'held in trust' or 'lost'.