Template:CWGC/sandbox
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This template is used to provide links to casualty details in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission database at http://www.cwgc.org.
Contents
Usage
{{CWGC|id=|name=|access-date=}}
- id: (optional; will fetch ID from Wikidata if no value provided) the number found in the URL for the casualty (see "Examples" below)
- name: (optional) the name of the casualty
- access-date: (optional) the date the information was retrieved from the website
- fewer-links: (optional) set
|fewer-links=yes
to disable wikilinks and prevent overlinking, i.e. if the template is used more than once in an article - mode: (optional) set
|mode=cs2
to make the template compatible with Citation Style 2; defaults to Citation Style 1
Examples
The url for Wilfred Owen is http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/336417/
Extract the 336417 and use this number for the |id=
parameter, i.e.
{{CWGC|id=336417}}
, which displays as
- "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission.Script error: No such module "EditAtWikidata".Template:WikidataCheck
Other examples using the optional parameters:
{{CWGC|id=336417|name=Owen, Wilfred Edward Salter}}
, which displays as
- "Casualty Details: Owen, Wilfred Edward Salter". Commonwealth War Graves Commission.Script error: No such module "EditAtWikidata".Template:WikidataCheck
{{CWGC|id=336417|name=Owen, Wilfred Edward Salter|access-date=21 August 2023}}
, which displays as
- "Casualty Details: Owen, Wilfred Edward Salter". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 21 August 2023.Script error: No such module "EditAtWikidata".Template:WikidataCheck
{{CWGC|id=336417|name=Owen, Wilfred Edward Salter|access-date=21 August 2023|fewer-links=yes}}
, which displays as
- "Casualty Details: Owen, Wilfred Edward Salter". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 21 August 2023.Script error: No such module "EditAtWikidata".Template:WikidataCheck
{{CWGC|id=336417|name=Owen, Wilfred Edward Salter|access-date=21 August 2023|mode=cs2}}
, which displays as
- "Casualty Details: Owen, Wilfred Edward Salter", Commonwealth War Graves Commission, retrieved 21 August 2023Script error: No such module "EditAtWikidata".Template:WikidataCheck
Tracking categories
- Category:CWGC person ID not in Wikidata (0)
- Category:CWGC person ID different from Wikidata (0)
- Category:CWGC person ID same as Wikidata (0)
- Category:CWGC template with no id set (exists in template, not created)
See also
- {{CWGC cemetery}}
- {{AFM roll of honour}}
The above documentation is transcluded from Template:CWGC/doc. (edit | history) Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (edit | diff) and testcases (edit) pages. Please add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template. |