Infobox soldier

Infobox soldier

Personal Information
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Death
Place of Death
Age at Enlistment
Description
Occupation
Religion
Address
Next of Kin
Military Information
Reg Number
Date of Enlistment
Rank
Unit/Formation
Ship Embarked On
Fate
Monument
Medals

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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

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'.