Template:The Great War
Categories: Military and War Stickers | Stickers
Description
Served in the Great War
To add this sticker to a profile, place the string similar to the text in Code used: column of Examples table anywhere in the biography part of the profile. Usually you should put it next to the text describing a Sticker, but it should always be below the == Biography == heading and above the == Sources == heading.
Info
| Name: | The Great War |
| Type: | Sticker |
| Group: | Military |
| Subgroup: | |
| Status: | Approved |
| Timeframe: | 1914 - 1918 |
| Usage: | Pages using the template |
| Parameters usage stats: | Parameter usage on profiles |
| Map of Profiles: | WikiTree+ Maps |
| Edit: | Template Documentation |
This sticker is managed by the The Great War and the Military and War Projects.
This is a display sticker and is entered below the ==Biography== line of the profile, it is not a Project Box, which for this project is {{The Great War Project}}}.
The entry format is:
{{The Great War|branch=<service branch> or <country>|startdate=service started as dd mmm yyyy|units=unit1; unit2|enddate= service ended as dd mmm yyyy|rank=xxx|unit=1st regt, div, ship, etc|image=image file}}.
if |rank is entered, that will display on the text prior to the name, if not, the profile prefix entry, if present, will be used.
The |branch= parameter will be displayed on the profile page, and it will be used as a lookup value in the table below, i.e.; branch=British Navy, branch=United States Marine Corps, to determine what country flag will be displayed. If you identify this parameter with a country or branch not listed, the display will show text saying the value is not found.
The |units= parameter is free text and used for display only on the profile page.
Since the |units= served in can be more specific than the level we are creating categories for, i.e. Company B, 1st Battalion, 1st Regiment, have abbreviations, i.e. 1st Regt., or can have multiple units, i.e 1st Regiment in 1917, 7th Cavalry in 1918, the template cannot make assignments to unit categories using this field.
To solve this issue, use the |unit= parameter to identify the 1st unit the person served in.
If no |unit is listed, the category will be assigned based on the |branch=<service branch> or <country>. If |units= is entered, to correctly create the category, add |unit=<unit>, and the template will format the category to add the profile to using <unit>, <branch>, World War I. Without a |unit= the category is assigned using <branch>, World War I. if multiple units are listed, to add the profile to the 2nd, 3rd, etc., the profile will need to be added to the category explicitly with [[Category: <unit>, <branch>, <war>]] for each of them.
If the category listing on the profile shows up as RED check the spelling/punctuation and the parent category to see if it is spelled the same way. If all looks correct, you can create the new category, default text for the category should be listed in the HELP! section of the parent category.
If you are working on a country or service branch that is not shown below, send a note to the project leaders to have the template updated.
If you do not want to use a default flag image, you can display a different image using |image=image file.
Flags for Countries and service branches:
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Examples
| Code used: | Category added: | Displays as: |
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| {{The Great War|branch=United States of America}} | Category:United States of America, World War I |  ... ... ... ... served for the United States of America in World War I Service started: Unit(s): Service ended: |
| {{The Great War|branch=United States Navy|units=USS New Mexico (BB-40}} | Category:United States Navy, World War I | ... ... ... ... served in the United States Navy in World War I Service started: Unit(s): USS New Mexico (BB-40 Service ended: |
| {{The Great War |branch=United States Army |startdate=27 Jan 1917 |units=1st Infantry Division |enddate=2 Apr 1918 }} | Category:United States Army, World War I | ... ... ... ... served in the United States Army in World War I Service started: 27 Jan 1917 Unit(s): 1st Infantry Division Service ended: 2 Apr 1918 |
| {{The Great War |branch=United States Marine Corps |units=6th Marine Regiment; 4th Marine Brigade |unit=6th Marine Regiment |rank=Sergeant }} | Category:6th Marine Regiment, United States Marine Corps, World War I | Sergeant ... ... ... served in the United States Marine Corps in World War I Service started: Unit(s): 6th Marine Regiment; 4th Marine Brigade Service ended: |
Parameters
| Parameter | Usage | Type | Description | Example | Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| branch | Preferred | Text | AutoGenerated | ' | |
| image | Optional | Image | File name of the image to display. If the parameter is ommitted, image is displayed based on the branch parameter. | ' | |
| rank | Preferred | Text | AutoGenerated | ' | |
| startdate | Preferred | Text | AutoGenerated | ' | |
| unit | Preferred | Text | AutoGenerated | ' | |
| enddate | Preferred | Text | AutoGenerated | ' | |
| units | Preferred | Text | AutoGenerated | ' | |
| 1 1 | Deprecated | Text | AutoGenerated | ' | |
| 2 2 | Deprecated | Text | AutoGenerated | ' | |
| 3 3 | Deprecated | Text | AutoGenerated | ' | |
| 4 4 | Deprecated | Text | AutoGenerated | ' |
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