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This template is used to provide links to personal details in the Armed Forces Memorial roll of honour at http://veterans.mod.uk/index.php.

Usage[edit]

{{AFM roll of honour|id=|name=|access-date=}}
  • id: (required) the number found in the url for the person (see "Examples" below)
  • name: (optional) the name of the person
  • 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[edit]

The url for Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma is http://veterans.mod.uk/roll-of-honour.php?SerialNo=J2589

Extract the J2589 and use this number for the |id= parameter, i.e.

{{AFM roll of honour|id=J2589}}, which displays as

"Personal Details". Armed Forces Memorial roll of honour. GOV.UK.

Other examples using the optional parameters:

{{AFM roll of honour|id=J2589|name=Mountbatten, Louis, Lord Mountbatten of Burma}}, which displays as

"Personal Details: Mountbatten, Louis, Lord Mountbatten of Burma". Armed Forces Memorial roll of honour. GOV.UK.

{{AFM roll of honour|id=J2589|name=Mountbatten, Louis, Lord Mountbatten of Burma|access-date=15 May 2024}}, which displays as

"Personal Details: Mountbatten, Louis, Lord Mountbatten of Burma". Armed Forces Memorial roll of honour. GOV.UK. Retrieved 15 May 2024.

{{AFM roll of honour|id=J2589|name=Mountbatten, Louis, Lord Mountbatten of Burma|access-date=15 May 2024|fewer-links=yes}}, which displays as

"Personal Details: Mountbatten, Louis, Lord Mountbatten of Burma". Armed Forces Memorial roll of honour. GOV.UK. Retrieved 15 May 2024.

{{AFM roll of honour|id=J2589|name=Mountbatten, Louis, Lord Mountbatten of Burma|access-date=15 May 2024|mode=cs2}}, which displays as

"Personal Details: Mountbatten, Louis, Lord Mountbatten of Burma", Armed Forces Memorial roll of honour, GOV.UK, retrieved 15 May 2024

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